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RETURN OF THE KING THE FALL AND RISE OF ELVIS PRESLEY – New documentary covering Elvis’s life up to the comeback concert in 1968. Not a lot new here, but comments from Priscilla Presley, old acquaintances and Elvis himself, plus snippets from the ’68 concert, make this an interesting piece. And let’s face it, ElvisContinue reading

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE – Fascinating look in real time at a nuclear attack on America. In this film we have no idea who launched the missile against us, all efforts to intercept it fail and the president has only 18 minutes to make his choice…retaliate or not. Either way, the city of Chicago isContinue reading

JUDY – Renee Zellweger takes a stab at portraying iconic Judy Garland in this film of Judy’s last year alive. A few things bothered me watching this piece. One – Renee never really captured Judy’s essence for me. And she doesn’t look much like her either, even with hair, makeup and wardrobe to match theContinue reading

NOVOCAINE – I didn’t like it. I was expecting a comedy, but except for one particular scene which was very funny, I don’t think it was. I don’t know what it was. There’s a lot of cringe worthy graphics and violence that bothered me. I had to look away from some scenarios. John, on theContinue reading

BILLY JOEL: AND SO IT GOES – Five hours spread over 2 episodes of this documentary paint a vivid, detailed and thorough picture of Billy Joel the man. I was always a fan of his music, but never knew anything really about his personal life aside from the Christie Brinkley marriage and occasional motorcycle crash.Continue reading

BABYGIRL – Soft porn for sure. And Nicole looks awful. (She used to be one of John’s fictional girlfriends. Not anymore). There’s zero chemistry between she and the young intern. Antonio Banderas is good as the husband, but I didn’t believe any of the storyline when I could understand it. The scenes are disjointed, thereContinue reading

F1 – Packed with car racing action and starting out with a bang, this Brad Pitt film about Formula One competition is loud and exciting….almost like being there. Two and a half hours flew by…much like the cars themselves and unlike most movies of that length. It’s a great vehicle for Brad, too….no pun intended.Continue reading

LUCY & DESI – The best documentary of the lives and relationship of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz I’ve ever seen….and I’ve seen a lot of them. What makes this one a diamond among rhinestones is Lucy and Desi tell their story and their personal histories in their own voices thanks to tapes they madeContinue reading

THE LOST WEEKEND – A LOVE STORY – John Lennon’s famous lost weekend which was actually a year and a half is well documented in this film produced by May Pang, his assistant and lover during that time. Forced into accompanying him to L.A. by Yoko, she paints a very different picture of John’s maritalContinue reading

NOSFERATU – Bleak, dismal, weird, graphic, dull, long variation of the original vampire story. John hated it and left in the middle for a smoke. Sage said it was strange and she couldn’t understand it. Mike was more forgiving because he likes the director, but still not a fan. I hated it. Watch any otherContinue reading