Posted on November 12, 2015 at 8:00 am
When a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve, they find that laughter, romance, and a little holiday magic will get them through – and change their lives in unexpected ways. Sometimes life has to stop for us to pay attention.
Posted on November 11, 2015 at 11:11 am
“The Best Years of Our Lives” is about returning WWII veterans, very appropriate for Veteran’s Day. It is one of my favorite films, and this scene is one of my 101 Must-See Movie Moments. Here is what I wrote about it: The movie: A Best Picture Oscar winner, “The Best Years of Our Lives” captures …
Posted on November 11, 2015 at 8:00 am
Director Aron Gaudet is the son of a “greeter,” one of the volunteers in Maine who make sure that every soldier coming through the airport gets a warm showing of appreciation. He told me, “We started seeing these parallels, too, all of these people going off to war are concerned about mortality and so are …
Posted on November 10, 2015 at 3:17 pm
A column by Michael Hiltzik in the LA Times about 700 “lost” Paramount films caught my attention. The first paragraph mentioned one of my favorite movies, “Alias Nick Beal,” with Ray Milland as Satan bargaining for the soul of a politician played by “Gone With the Wind’s” Thomas Mitchell. And then it mentioned a film …
Posted on November 10, 2015 at 8:00 am
Sally Field stars with Tyne Daly and Max Greenfield in “Hello, My Name is Doris,” about a woman who takes an unexpected adventure.
