Happy 2015! Some of the most highly anticipated films we expect this year are sequels. We’re going to get the rebooted “Star Wars” called “The Force Awakens,” with original stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford, as well as Anthony Daniels, joined by some of today’s most exciting actors, including Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, …

Continue reading “Happy 2015! Here’s What’s Coming to Theaters This Year”

The loss of actor Edward Herrmann was a sad end to 2014. His elegant, patrician quality made him a perfect choice to play real-life characters like Franklin Roosevelt in Eleanor & Franklin and its sequel (and in “Annie!”) and fictional characters like Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls. I first noticed him in a tiny role as …

Continue reading “Tribute: Edward Herrmann”

I can’t think of a better way to start the new year than these suggestions from Kid President. Happy 2015!

Hannah Brencher has a story to tell about how she helped herself by helping others — through the almost-lost art of real letters on paper.  Make 2015 the year you write some letters — thank you notes, condolence notes, someone in the military, an elderly person, or a letter to a stranger whose life will …

Continue reading “A Last Thought for the New Year: Write a Letter to a Stranger”