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This is going to be a really busy week for me. The transition out of the old and into the new (jobs, that is) begins at long last, but in many respects, it’s a much bigger deal for me than simply finishing one job and starting another. I’ll talk more about that later in theContinue reading “A WALK THROUGH THE PARK WHERE THE SAFFRON IS FREE”

Whether he was the “greatest,” most “influential” or most “iconic” playwright in the history of America theater, Arthur Miller (who passed away last night at the age of 89) was a towering presence who won’t be soon forgotten. He wrote what many consider the greatest American play in history — Death of a Salesman —Continue reading “R.I.P. ARTHUR MILLER: DEATH OF A GREAT AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT”

I’m swamped today as I continue to get ready for my final days in my current job, so I haven’t had time to write any of the several posts I’ve intended over the past couple days. However, I went to the first night of the Walter Reade Theater’s “Film Comment Selects” series, which is dedicatedContinue reading “JUST PASSING THROUGH: A QUICK NOTE ON FILM COMMENT SELECTS“

Last night’s finale of The Amazing Race on CBS once again proved why this reality show has no rival on all of television. Due to both the nature of the game and phenomenal editing, virtually the entire two hour broadcast was an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with teams you’d want to win and others you wouldn’t.Continue reading “TAR: STILL SIMPLY THE BEST!”

Tomorrow night from 7 PM to Midnight is a Valentine’s Day fundraiser for WET, the independent theater company Women’s Expressive Theater. (Click the image for a larger version of the invite!) Actually, the benefit isn’t for the theater group itself; rather your ticket price will go to support a new outreach program for adolescent girlsContinue reading “SUPPORT “WET”: HMMM … NO GOOD PUN SEEMS APPROPRIATE”

Hey kids, you know what? This year’s Tribeca Film Festival is right around the corner, starting on April 21, and tonight is the first of two volunteer outreach info sessions at Tribeca Cinemas. If you have any interest in participating with this year’s festival, you should visit the Volunteer web page. The festival simply couldn’tContinue reading “YOU KNOW YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO VOLUNTEER AT A FILM FESTIVAL — YES YOU DO; DON’T HIDE IT”

Last August I got very excited due to the release of “The Martin Scorsese Collection” on DVD from Warner Video. Well today, MGM releases another box set they’re calling “The Martin Scorsese Film Collection” with four different Scorsese pictures including the new 25th Anniversary 2-disc DVD release of his masterpiece Raging Bull. Collectively, the Warner’sContinue reading “DON’T STOP WITH THE BULL: ANOTHER SCORSESE BOX SET ARRIVES FOR VIEWING”

Maybe we’ve come to expect too much. I mean, it’s the most watched television event every year, and over the last two decades, people tend to expect more from the commercials than from the Super Bowl itself. If the game blows, at least the commercials were decent. But no matter how good the game actuallyContinue reading “THE SUPER BOWL: IT SEEMS THE ONLY THING PHILLY COULD BEAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE ADS”

It seems that the next James Bond film will, in fact, be the one fans of author Ian Fleming’s original novels have long been waiting for — an adaptation of the author’s first and most character-driven novel, Casino Royale! This news was announced along with the fact that the adaptation will likely be ruined byContinue reading “JAMES BOND NEWS: WHO KNEW E! HAD BETTER JOURNALISTIC ABILITIES THAN VARIETY?”

I just got back from the Arcade Fire show at Irving Plaza. While the band sounded great, the room was so packed and there were enough taller people than my average 5′ 10″-ish self, that I suddenly knew how all the shorter (usually female) members of the audience must feel most of the time goingContinue reading “OFTEN NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE FIRE THROUGH THE HEADS, IT ALL BECAME CLEAR WHEN ONE STARTED TALKING”