It's usually Bro' B who's chatting about movies here on the broads, but this is one that I (Broad Z) am excited about seeing, and I may head over and do a little relaxing & popcorn chomping this weekend. How can you go wrong with Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Laura Linney? In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) readies to host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, ... continue reading...
Hyde Park on the Hudson
Book Reviews: The Death of Bees
The Death of Bees: A Novel Author: Lisa O’Donnell The Death of Bees – exquisite~! O’Donnell’s 15 year old Marnie and her twelve year old sister, Nelly, steal the show. Their neighbor, an elderly gay man named Lennie, soars. O’Donnell’s main characters shine; the peripheral figures create a writing collage of intensity: Gene and Izzie, the drug addicted, brutal parents, Valdo, the Russian drug dealer who helps them; the self righteous and horrifying grandfather, Robert T. MacDonald. And then ... continue reading...
30 Nights of Paranormal Activity
DVD Reviews: Dark Horse
Dark Horse Being someone who has seen most of Todd Solonz's movies, you know what to expect from him. Growing up his movies traumatized me. I remember seeing Happiness, Storytelling and Welcome to the Dollhouse and really exploring what a “Dark Comedy” was. Solondz has a way of finding the worst in his characters and then taking it even darker and more negative. More on that later now we have And a synopsis The story revolves around Abe, a thirty-something who works for his father, ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Treasury of Joy & Inspiration
A Broad’s View of Reader's Digest Treasury of Joy and Inspiration Christmas is a difficult time for me; I suspect that is true for many of us, although we put up the tree (or not) and swelter within the realm of depression, sadness and not-joy, sadly singing carols and buying presents when we would rather close the covers over our heads and disappear. So when I opened up the envelope from FSB and popped out Reader’s Digest, Treasury of Joy and Inspiration, I opened it and saw ... continue reading...
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