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Movies This Month: June 2016

Posted on June 1, 2016 at 8:00 am

Happy June! Lots to celebrate — Father’s Day, graduations, the end of the school year, and summer movies! Here’s some of what we have to look forward to this month: June 3 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” The heroes on a half shell take on Shredder and Tyler Perry as a mad …

Mary Poppins Returns — With Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda

Posted on May 31, 2016 at 4:41 pm

Hamilton writer/star Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emily Blunt will bring us Disney’s new sequel, “Mary Poppins Returns.” P.L. Travers wrote six books about the magical nanny so there is a lot of great material for new adventures. This will be exciting!

Mad Man Props for Sale By Auction

Mad Man Props for Sale By Auction

Posted on May 31, 2016 at 2:36 pm

Do you miss “Mad Men?” Would you like to to own Peggy’s typewriter, Megan’s china, Betty’s engagement ring, or Don’s watch? Maybe his office liquor tray? Or a script signed by the cast? Whether you’re looking for some mid-century swank or something from the lives of the engrossing characters in the series, this is your …

Presenting Princess Shaw — The Amazing True Story of a Collaboration that Reached Across the Globe

Posted on May 31, 2016 at 8:39 am

Anything you put online — a tweet, a video, a blog post — is like a message in a bottle. You never know where it will end up and who will find it. Princess Shaw is the stage name of a New Orleans-based singer known by day as Samantha Montgomery, who cares for the elderly. …

Memorial Day: Tributes to Our Troops

Memorial Day: Tributes to Our Troops

Posted on May 29, 2016 at 3:24 pm

I’ve already written about great documentaries and feature films about the military to watch on Memorial Day.  These recent documentaries about our 21st century conflicts give the military a chance to tell their own story.  They are not pro-war or anti-war. They are pro-soldier. The War Tapes Operation Iraqi Freedom was filmed by three soldiers …