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Arthur Newman: An Everyman’s Dream
Of Escape Runs Afoul of Reality
Friday, April 26th, 2013
by Rachel Wolin on Playing Around
Arthur Newman is a film about nothing. Or rather, nothingness. It is about the void that eats away at happiness; that certain something missing in
Despite Star Power, Olympus Has Fallen Topples
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
by Rachel Wolin on Playing Around
Olympus Has Fallen is a formulaic, flashy, and bloody film comprised of almost back-to-back fight scenes that quickly rack up the body count. Dialogue is
Zero Dark Thirty – Kathryn Bigelow Tackles the Hunt for Osama bin Laden
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
by Claire McCurdy on Playing Around
On March 2 2009 Barack Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder says the administration cannot condone waterboarding as torture which simulates drowning, an interrogation technique for
Before Downton Abbey – Where the Stars Shone
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Downton Abbey’s Season 3 will begin January 6, 2013, on PBS and excitement is growing. First Lady Michelle Obama, a big fan of the show,
Life of Pi – A Mystical, Magical Journey of Survival
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
I found myself comparing Life of Pi, with The Wizard of Oz. They both share an ordinary, slice of life beginning, with a sense of
The Heiress – Underplayed
Friday, November 9th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
As the curtain rises, we see a uniformed maid lighting the gas lamps of an ornate chandelier, then raising it to the ceiling. Light fills
Tony Denison aka Andy Flynn Talks AboutThe Closer, Major Crimes, and Provenza (G.W. Bailey)
Monday, July 16th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
They are Abbott and Costello, yin and yang, Frick and Frack. They have even inspired a nickname, “Flyvenza.” While Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson played
A Feast for the Palate: Award Winning Chocolat Moderne
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Dining Around
He stands only about a foot high, and resembles the highly coveted golden Oscar, but on second glance with his chef’s hat and platter, he
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