She’s been dead for nearly 50 years but that hasn’t stopped the cottage industry profiting from her memory one iota: Books, movies, documentaries, heck even conspiracy theories (related mostly to her death) still proliferate like so much revenue-generating fungus around her iconographic appeal. Who am I talking about? Marilyn Monroe nee Norma Jean Baker, daughter [...]
According to Websters, a frenemy is someone who pretends to be your friend but really isn’t. Or it’s a rival. And Urban Dictionary defines a frenemy who might have once been a friend but has since degenerated into something else-a rival, a competitor, someone who takes great relish in cutting you down while smiling to [...]
I was so sorry to read this! I remember her from that cheesy over the top movie “The Other Side of Midnight.” I saw it as a teenager with my aunt and uncle when I was visiting them in Israel. I also remember her from that equally cheesy but very fun TV miniseries from the [...]
When I became a member of Facebook, that hugely popular social network started by a Harvard dropout who may or may not have stolen the idea for this multi-billion dollar phenomenon from two genetically blessed Aryan twin brothers, I did so for the purpose of promoting and marketing my book (Great Producers: Visionaries of the [...]
When I first saw the trailers for the newly released Water for Elephants, I felt a flutter of excitement, kind of the way a child feels the first time he or she is at a circus. That reaction is apt considering the backdrop for this film, based on a novel by Sara Gruen, is a [...]
You would think that a movie that chronicles the kangeroo court presiding over the fate of Mary Surratt, the only woman tried and convicted in the Lincoln assassination plot, would have such historic gravitas it would demand an equally dramatic retelling on screen. But logic has no place with Robert Redford’s latest directorial effort. The [...]
Because I want this blog to become active again, I’ve decided that even though I will continue to post reviews and film-focused features, I’m going to diversify to include other topics that interest me–after all, this is my blog. But mostly, the non-film-oriented posts will have an entertainment thrust. For instance, next week I will [...]
I’m very disappointed as both a history buff and a moviegoer (and fan of Robert Redford who directed the film). I’ll post my review tomorrow–probably late afternoon. Next up will be Water for Elephants.
by Alexis Bonari I have a secret. Even though I majored in creative writing in college, I’ve never read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. I know; I’m a woman, I’m a bibliophile, but I’ve just never done it. I did watch the current cinematic remake of the novel that’s in theaters for two reasons: the [...]
Hi, everyone! Sorry for the delay in updates. I’ll be back soon with reviews of The Conspirator (Robert Redford’s new film about the only woman hanged in the plot to assassinate Lincoln) and the 500th remake of Jane Eyre. I’ve been very busy but I will be back very soon. Thank you all so much [...]