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Robert Redford Reminds Us The Way We Were
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
That looks like Ricardo, the roadie from Monterey. It is Ricardo, the roadie from Monterey. I thought he died. We all died. Some of us
Jack the Giant Slayer – Not Quite the Stuff of Legend
Friday, March 1st, 2013
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“Fee Fi Fo Fum, ask not whence the thunder come / For between heaven and earth it’s a perilous place, home to a fearsome giant
The Hunger Games—The Whole World is Watching
Monday, March 26th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“May the odds be ever in your favor!” This is the traditional address Effie gives the residents of District 12 before the annual Reaping ceremony,
Hey Hey the Magic Bus
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“When did the 60s begin? That might seem obvious…but really it was a very black and white world…” Thus begins Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search
Captain America: The First Avenger—
Superhero Genre Meets War Movie Genre
Monday, July 25th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
There are few more memorable images in the history of comic books (or graphic novels if you want to be snobby about it), than the
Village Social In Mount Kisco Rocks A City Vibe
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
by Michall Jeffers on Dining Around
So, here we are, in the heart of the downtown New York cultural scene, in a restaurant where we all like to gather after a
Lend Me A Tenor Hits A High Note Of Laughter
Monday, April 5th, 2010
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Stanley Tucci has said he was nervous about his Broadway directing debut. With Lend Me A Tenor, he needn’t have worried. It is, in the
Julie & Julia: A Feast for the Eyes
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Early in the film, Julie & Julia, Julia Child (played with delicious enthusiasm by Meryl Streep) arrives in France where her husband, Paul (Stanley Tucci),
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