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McCARTNEY321 – Die-hard Beatles fans like Mike and me will probably find this six-episode documentary fascinating. We did. Paul, accompanied by music producer Rick Rubin, delves into little known facts about how certain songs came into being. Along the way he shares interesting anecdotes from the time. As Rick plays specific tracks, Paul seems transportedContinue reading

THE THREE FACES OF EVE – Old Joanne Woodward film from 1957 depicting the true story of a woman suffering with multiple personality disorder due to a traumatic childhood incident. Woodward won the Oscar for her performance. Lee J. Cobb is also quite good as her psychiatrist. Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.

DEATH AND OTHER DETAILS – Fun murder mystery on board a yacht starring Mandy Patinkin and a host of ethnically diverse characters. The use of cinematography to insert flashback scenes into current scenes allowing the overlap to play simultaneously is my favorite bit. Clever and interesting. Pacing is great, too, as we endeavor to discoverContinue reading

THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR – is indeed wonderful! This short film written and directed by Wes Anderson, based on a Roald Dahl story and starring A-list actors is truly a work of art. Told in what I call video book, the actors are actually reading you the story while portraying the characters. TheContinue reading

PRISCILLA – Priscilla Presley’s memoir about her life with Elvis brought to the screen by Sophia Coppola. A sad tale of a naive young girl trapped in a dysfunctional relationship with the King of Rock ‘n Roll. It’s perplexing why her parents, stationed in Germany, would allow their underage daughter, who was still in highContinue reading

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Well that was four hours we can’t get back! Linette and I agree the scenes were dreadfully long and repetitious making this film woefully tedious to watch. Very few dates were provided so we had no idea exactly when these monstrous events occurred or how much time passed betweenContinue reading

THE POWER OF FILM – Six episode documentary on Turner Classic Movies exploring character and relationship dynamics in popular films and how we relate to them in our own lives. For those of us in the entertainment industry, this deep-dive exploration by Howard Suber, Professor of Theatre and Film at UCLA, is informative and useful. Other folksContinue reading

HACKS – Jean Smart is a terrific actress so I tuned in to see what the fuss was about (it’s been awarded Emmys in the past). After two episodes, I can’t get into it. Both characters are too unlikeable and I don’t care about them. Skip it. Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE – Quirky, off-beat, dysfunctional characters and relationships which are probably a true depiction of life for many of us. It’s okay, but not very interesting. You might want to skip it. Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.

GOLDA – Helen Mirren’s Oscar worthy performance as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is impeccable, as usual. Liev Schreiber is also quite good as Henry Kissinger. The film depicts the 20-day Yom Kippur War in 1973. The story gets bogged down in war room scenes and the cinematography is weird. I liked the snippets of the real Golda andContinue reading