Posted on June 11, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Alex Mitnick stars in Alex & The Kaleidoscope, a fun and friendly series on YouTube and NYC-TV. Mitnick uses music and colorful, inviting adventures to engage children’s curiosity. I really enjoyed talking to him about what makes music such a powerful learning tool and how he teaches teachers, even those who think they have no musical …
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Posted on June 11, 2014 at 8:00 am
A strophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, star of this week’s DVD/Blu-Ray Pick of the Week, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, may be critical of the science howlers in some sci-fi movies, but he gave Giant Freakin Robot a list of his sci-fi favorites. I like big-budget science fiction films. My list, with two exceptions, bears this out. …
Posted on June 10, 2014 at 11:00 pm
Coming this fall: “Believe Me,” about colleges students who start a sham Christian charity, from writer/director Will Bakke.
Posted on June 10, 2014 at 3:59 pm
It was a tremendous thrill to speak to Dave Clark, from the Dave Clark Five, one of the greatest pop groups of all time. Their string of classic hits include “Glad All Over,” “Bits and Pieces,” “Because,” and “Catch Us If You Can.” He talked to me about his days with the group and the …
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Posted on June 10, 2014 at 11:06 am
Before we talked about his charming new film, “The Grand Seduction,” I just had to ask Don McKellar about the plans to make the sensational Broadway musical he co-wrote, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” into a film. He assured me that while he wasn’t allowed to give me any details, I would be very happy with the …
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