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Oscar 2012—An Abundance of Riches
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Billy Crystal is back and so is the excitement. There were so many wonderful films and performances this year, that the 2012 Academy Awards will
Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life—A Dreamlike Exploration of the Universe
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Great directors take risks and Terrence Malick is a great director. He’s also very smart—a Phi Beta Kappa Harvard graduate and a Rhodes Scholar who
The Dream for A Better Life
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
One of the best things about the Oscars is that a film or performance previously overlooked while in the theaters, suddenly demands our attention. A
Moneyball—Buying Nearly the Best for Less
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
It’s perhaps fitting that Moneyball hit theaters the same week that the New York Yankees clinched the American League East. Once tagged by the rival
Jets vs. Patriots: A Hair-Raising Encounter
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
On Monday, December 6, the New York Jets will meet the New England Patriots in what is being billed as a critical matchup that may
One Life to Live—The Case for Preserving Soaps
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
There are many reasons why soap operas, those daytime dramas that once dominated afternoon television, are on life support. More working women, an explosion of
Woman Around Town: Barbara Isenberg—
Runs A Toy Company With A Heart
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
“ I wanted to have a first friend for my small son to bond with….the image of Christopher Robin dangling Winnie the Pooh danced in
A Thrill Ride—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Films from Sweden rarely become cultural events in New York. Brace yourselves. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Swedish film with English subtitles based
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