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CIVIL WAR CLOSE UP

April 17, 2024 by

  How often have you seen a movie like Civil War in iMax and got closeups of the stars. Oppenheimer did it with detailed inspection of faces from about an inch away. I’m fan of movie stars in all their glory, but do we need the dermatology exam camera work? That’s the visual effect of […]

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FINGER POINTING HALL OF FAME

January 24, 2024 by

Finger pointing ought to be a sport, a professional league, since it’s so common among amateurs. It’s so popular because we all know better, or at least better than the latest opinion. There’s only one problem with starting a league, though: Everyone could do it better than anyone else. But I still want one.

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NEW ATTITUDE. WHAT HAPPENED? BARBIE

January 5, 2024 by

A new attitude comes after a close call: “Damn, we’re in a tight spot.” Or a long developing revelation: “Since systematic scientific assessments began in the 1970s, the influence of human activity on the warming of the climate system has evolved from theory to established fact.” So why not take a look at this new […]

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‘OPPENHEIMER’ OR ‘DAYS OF HEAVEN’

August 9, 2023 by

Oppenheimer opened in theaters big and small, 70mm and Imax. After the rush calmed down, I saw it at the local Regal Theater in Bridgeport. The multiplex included Barbie with a Photo Booth set up in the lobby. What? No Oppenheimer photo booth?

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WHIPLASH IN REAL LIFE: HOUNDED BY AMBITIONS

October 5, 2022 by

Whiplash the movie came out in 2014. I saw it two days ago. After I heard about it I waited to watch until it was unavoidable. My takeaway? Don’t wait. But watch it with a musician for the best experience. It’s not just for drummers.

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LEADERS LEAD, THAT’S WHY THEY’RE CALLED LEADERS

April 28, 2022 by

Everyone knows leaders lead. The big mystery is why anyone follows a leader. And if it’s a mystery to you, maybe you’re following the wrong leader. Or you’re married. Let’s break down the makings of a good leader and get things straightened out.

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STORY TIME STORY WITH DAVE, OR IS IT DAVID

April 1, 2020 by

Story time begins with tradition. What tradition, you ask? All good stories begin the same. They might still be good stories, but not classic Story Time. Once Upon A Time:

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ANNUAL BEN AFFLECK APPEAL FOR 2020

March 3, 2020 by

This year the Affleck Appeal gets right to the point: time is not on anyone’s side, except Keith Richards. Now that Keith has given up hard drinking, and standing back from the cigarettes, he would be a good role model for Ben on his way back to the top of Hollywood. But first a few […]

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ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST MOVIE PALS

February 10, 2020 by

The past January I’ve been on an Academy Award sprint to see the movies nominated. Or at least a few of them. I started with 1917. My group had it all figured out. We would meet at the theater and go from there. It was a perfect plan except for one thing:

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YEARLY AFFLECK APPEAL: WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT NOW

December 9, 2019 by

The Hollywood press has ignored the Affleck Appeal, but still proven itself a good movie star pusher. Not all of the stories about movie stars are true, but with a push from the Hollywood press, what would you expect? Fortunately, gossipcop.com has cleared things up. Ben Affleck has been in the Hollywood news recently, based […]

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