Posted on November 16, 2015 at 8:00 am
The adorable “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is one of the most successful movies of all time, making more than $240 million (and being made for about $5 million by Tom Hanks’ Playtone Films). The endearing Cinderella story was written by Nia Vardalos, who starred as Tula, the daughter of a loving but raucous Greek …
Posted on November 16, 2015 at 7:00 am
Best-selling author Tom Rath writes books about how anyone can find more energy and joy. Now his work is explored fuller in a new documentary called “Fully Charged.” Rath and experts from academia, medicine, business, religion, and the military talk about the small changes anyone can make, and demonstrate the extraordinary results. It is not …
Posted on November 15, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Stephen King’s novel about a deranged fan who captures her favorite author became the film Misery, with an Oscar-winning performance by Kathy Bates. Now it has been adapted for live theater, with a Broadway production starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf.
Posted on November 15, 2015 at 8:00 am
Filmmaker Stoney Emshwiller is raising money to complete a film he began when he was 18 years old — in 1977. He recorded half of an interview, wondering how his life would turn out. Now at age 56 he is raising money on Rockethub to complete the film. This little sample is charming but also …
Posted on November 14, 2015 at 3:53 pm
I’m sorry Sandra Bullock’s film, Our Brand is Crisis, isn’t getting more attention. I thought it was smart and funny and loved Bullock’s performance. But I admit another reason I liked it was that the wonderful actress Ann Dowd played a character who shares my first name, Nell. I often joke that my parents collect …
