A funny thing happened to the Broadway Musical Cabaret during its adaptation to the big screen. It lost ten out of its original fifteen songs. Many of the original Broadway songs were in the play to express the emotions of the characters and move the plot line forward, something that the medium of film was able to accomplish by using visuals. As a result, Bob Fosse only … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Willkommen” by Joel Grey from the film “Cabaret”
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Ten of the Most Underrated Comedies You Must Watch
Top Ten lists are subjective by nature, but this list encompasses ten utterly divine comedy films that are generally overlooked by a lot of critics and writers. The criterion for inclusion here are, in addition to the failure to appear on lists such as Paste Magazine's 100 Best Comedies or Time Out Magazine's Funniest Films of All Time, no sequels (eliminating such gems as … [Read more...] about Ten of the Most Underrated Comedies You Must Watch
Thoughts on the 2019 Best Picture Nominees
Every year it's a race against time to attempt to watch all the movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. 2019 was another terrific year for motion pictures, and I not only watched all eight, I also viewed "The Wife," which earned Glenn Close a well deserved Best Actress nomination. Here is my own personal take on the nominees, and who I think will win this … [Read more...] about Thoughts on the 2019 Best Picture Nominees
Thoughts on the 2018 Oscar Best Picture Race
I finally watched Phantom Thread. It was was the last of the nine nominees for the 2018 Best Picture Oscar that I viewed. There were only three days to go, but I concluded my annual tradition of screening all the contenders for Oscar's top prize. So here goes my analysis of this horse race. Darkest Hour and Dunkirk are among my longshots. Great historical drama, Darkest … [Read more...] about Thoughts on the 2018 Oscar Best Picture Race
The Martian – by Andy Weir
"SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE" - with Matt Damon no less. This book was on my "to-read" list even before I started seeing the trailer on the internet and on TV. Now that the movie is coming out shortly (October 2015) I figured I'd better get on with reading it. Good choice. As someone who reads a LOT of science fiction and fantasy (sometimes as many as 3 books at a time - … [Read more...] about The Martian – by Andy Weir
