Clara Mamet Dancing the Two-Bit Waltz by Jay S. Jacobs Clara Mamet is no stranger to show business. Her father, David, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and director. Her mother, Rebecca Pidgeon, is a well-known actress and singer. Also half-sister Zosia is one of the stars of HBO’s hit series Girls. Therefore, it is … Continue reading
Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs We’ve been following Eric McCormack’s cult drama Perception on TNT for three seasons now. Surprisingly the third season may be the best yet, a mixture of deep twisty mysteries and intriguing personal interactions. It is a show that is unashamedly intelligent and academic, and yet at the … Continue reading
Actor Jeff Bridges, Director Phillip Noyce Bring Lois Lowry’s Novel “The Giver” To Screens by Brad Balfour That it took two decades for the social science fiction book The Giver to be made into an effects-enhanced film well after The Hunger Games, Divergent, and other dystopian teen tales could be viewed either a blessing or … Continue reading
If You Build It Modern education, particularly in depressed areas of the country, has sadly become terribly streamlined. Schools often barely have the money for books, how are they going to afford elective subjects like the arts and some sports and home economics? The problem with this is simple and stark. Not all students will … Continue reading
Monsters University Pixar has been in the middle of a minor slump, as far as making films go. For the company’s first decade or so, they made hardly a wrong move. Instead, they piled up classic after classic, from Toy Story to Finding Nemo to Cars to even quirkier fare like Ratatouille and Wall-E. However, … Continue reading
The Turtles Turtle Talk with Mark Volman by Ken Sharp “Happy Together” … “She’d Rather Be with Me”… ”Elenore”… ”Kicks”… ”Good Time”… ”Indian Reservation”… ”Just Like Me”… ”Hungry”… ”This Diamond Ring”… ”Everybody’s a Clown”… ”Young Girl”… ”Lady Willpower… ”One”… “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)”… “Joy to the World.” These are among the classic ‘60s … Continue reading
Mark Shriver Writes About A Good Man by Ronald Sklar Mark Shriver writes a book about his dad, Sargent Shriver, first director of The Peace Corps and avid letter writer. Mark Shriver recently published a memoir about his father, called A Good Man, [Henry Holt & Company] shortly after Sargent’s death from Alzheimer’s disease in … Continue reading
ADMISSION (2013) Starring Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen, Nat Wolff, Lily Tomlin, Wallace Shawn, Gloria Reuben, Travaris Spears, Sonya Walger, Christopher Evan Welch, Michael Genadry, Sarita Choudhury, Mihran Slougian, Lynne Taylor, Ann Harada and Ben Levin. Screenplay by Karen Croner. Directed by Paul Weitz. Distributed by Focus Features. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. The first, … Continue reading
Wilmer Valderrama Don’t Mess With the Fez by Ronald Sklar Actor Wilmer Valderrama lends his distinctive voice to an anti-bullying campaign. As Fez on That 70s Show, Wilmer Valderrama played the funniest nerd who ever lived (“It takes a nerd to create a Fez,” he tells me). However, we all know that playing — and even being — a nerd … Continue reading
Handy Manny Manny’s Green Team (Walt Disney Home Video-2009) Just in time for Earth Day, your kids can team up with their favorite handy man, Manny Garcia and his talking tools, while learning some important life lessons about conserving our earth’s most valuable resources. This kid and eco-friendly DVD offers five green episodes – including … Continue reading
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