Before cooking on TV became big business and garnered huge viewership, before Bobby Flay, Gordon Ramsey and Rachel Ray there were famous chefs. Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, and for those really into food, Frédy Girardet. Before them Georges Auguste Escoffier French … Continue reading
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“The very nature of being human is something to overcome.” – Steve Jobs That sentiment perfectly sums up the Steve Jobs in the new film of the same title. I want to tread carefully here as I did not personally … Continue reading
THE MARTIAN is magnificent. There’s my big, bold statement breaking the page, line one. It is in the class of rare films where everything works perfectly, and works perfectly together. It’s the ‘together’ part that often inexplicably fails, leaving us … Continue reading
As a girl growing up in New York City I often accompanied my father to his office on weekends. It was an adventure to go the financial district, the dark towering canyons of lower Manhattan when it was sleepy and … Continue reading
The game of chess is not widely considered a thrilling spectator sport. For a brief period in history though, it was. During the ‘Cold War’ between the Soviet Union and the US the nations’ battle for dominance played out on … Continue reading
The eternal question posed to mountain climbers, which has become a joke in sports lexicon, is “Why?” The classic response is, “Because it’s there.” And yet…there is far more to it for those who dare and, I surmise, reasons which … Continue reading
We can say with certainty that it is the quality of Robert De Niro’s acting rather than the quantity of roles which make him one of the greatest living actors of all time. However it is worth mentioning that at … Continue reading
There is the occasional film in which one performance is greater than the whole. One element stands out starkly against all else, even with a cast of notably skilled actors. This is true of Johnny Depp’s performance as James “Whitey” … Continue reading
It is a rare pleasure when a first feature film for both the director and screenwriter is worthy of my praise. I don’t withhold praise where it is due but all too often it is hard to summon comprehensive credit … Continue reading
One might suspect a film which opens with a discussion regarding a large container of super frozen cookie dough ice cream could be a comedy, even a deeply black one. While THE SUICIDE THEORY has moments of humor wildly ironic … Continue reading