Smile of the Week: The Year’s First Babies
Posted on January 3, 2015 at 11:41 pm
The world’s youngest citizens, the first babies of 2015, star in this new ad from Fisher-Price.
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Oscar Isaac on “A Most Violent Year”
Posted on January 3, 2015 at 3:11 pm
Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Davis”) is one of my favorite actors. In “A Most Violent Year” he plays an immigrant in 1981 New York trying to keep his very successful home heating oil business both legitimate and competitive in a world of rivals who are not as concerned with ethics and staying within the law …
Trailer: Disney Channel’s Bad Hair Day
Posted on January 3, 2015 at 8:00 am
This looks like a lot of fun! Coming this spring on the Disney Channel, starring Laura Marano and Leigh-Allyn Baker, it’s “Bad Hair Day.”
How True Should a “Based on a True Story” Movie Be?
Posted on January 2, 2015 at 8:10 pm
What does “based on a true story” really mean? The Washington Post had a front-page story titled, “‘Selma’ sets off a controversy amid Oscar buzz,” describing the objections by Lyndon Johnson administration insiders to the way he was portrayed. They say it was his idea to go to Selma, that he supported Dr. King’s efforts, …
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Trailer: Helen Mirren in “The Woman in Gold”
Posted on January 2, 2015 at 8:00 am
It is one of the most famous paintings of the 20th Century, a masterwork by Gustav Klimt, a portrait of his friend Adele Bloch-Bauer. It was confiscated by the Nazis during WWII. And then, 60 years later, it became the subject of an international lawsuit as Bloch-Bauer’s niece sued the Austrian government for its return. …
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