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DVD Reviews: Worlds Away

Cirque Du Soleil - Worlds Away My first Cirque du Soleil experience was a gift for my husband. He'd been asking to see them, and it just happened that Quidam was touring. I sprung for the VIP experience under the tent in Boston, and we've been huge fans since. The last time I was in Las Vegas I caught Viva Elvis, and in two weeks I've got tickets to see both Kà and Zarkana when I'm back in Vegas on a press trip. Having seen them LIVE, I had a difficult time figuring out how the magic would ... continue reading...

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DVD Reviews: Thief of Bagdad

Thief Of Bagdad A lot of my film friends grew up on Fairbanks and Flynn features, unfortunately I did not. I grew up on a strict diet of Coppola, Kubrick, Spielberg and 50's late night horror flicks. I didn't get into early cinema until college after a couple year of consuming Chaplin and Keaton I branched off with Fairbanks. Was I glad I did! My girlfriends were never able to sit through these old silent Fairbanks Pirate flicks. This is one of my favorite eras of film with one of my favorite ... continue reading...

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Book Reviews: The Storyteller

The Storyteller Author: Jodi Picoult Normally, I swoon after reading a new Jodi Picoult. The Storyteller layered itself too thin for my tastes, and Picoult ambitiously takes on too much for this particular novel. Picoult, known for her tone perfect emotional nuances and complex, compelling characters, appears too forceful in this particular novel about families, forgiveness, and the Holocaust. The Storyteller is still a powerful novel, as Picoult is one of our most beloved authors, but the ... continue reading...

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Book Reviews: Canada

Canada Author: Richard Ford Peter Taylor. John Steinbeck. Richard Ford. Summons to Memphis, East of Eden, and now Richard Ford’s masterpiece, Canada. Dell and Berner Parsons, 15 year old fraternal twins, live with their parents, Bev and Neeva Parsons, in Great Falls, Montana. Their mother, Neeva, daughter of Jewish immigrants, teaches school. Their father, Bev, has never recovered from leaving the Army Air Corps (which later became the Air Force), demoted from Captain to First ... continue reading...

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Book Reviews: Wise Men

Wise Men: A Novel Author: Stuart Nadler Wise Men, fecund and fertile in voice and character, erupts within a profundity of language, a manner of being that is profound. A father and son descend into an emotional and spiritual desert as the story pivots around race, wealth and deceit. Arthur is lava, hot, boiling, and amoral in his quest for money. Hilly is Pompeii, burnt into the shadow of his father, frozen in place. A not to miss novel soon to win awards, I am sure. 1947. Arthur Wise is a ... continue reading...