EW chooses 12 favorite moments from Pixar films. “Toy Story 3” gets me every time. Love that “The Incredibles” rank high here too.
World War Z
I watched “World War Z” tonight for an assignment. Better than I expected, though abrupt at the end.
Dads of Steel
“Man of Steel” takes flight on Friday, placing Superman (Henry Cavill) between two strong father figures just in time for Father’s Day weekend. Finding equilibrium between his extraterrestrial roots and his adoptive home on Earth has always been tricky for…
Surviving IKEA
I first discovered IKEA in Elizabeth, N.J., when I had my first apartment alone in Jersey City, a basement view with a ceiling I could touch when I stretched. When I lived in Brooklyn, I thought IKEA’s courtesy weekend bus…
4 Hidden Netflix Gems
I’m a child of the ’70s, so is it any wonder that “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” is a hidden gem to me? On a more modern note, so is “Archer.”
Movies Adapted from Books: What Works, What Doesn’t
I’m writing a feature-length screenplay. In the high-wire act of adapting a book into a movie, you have to know what to ditch and what to keep. “The English Patient” gets it right. “Jack Reacher” could’ve reached farther. (As a…
See you at the movies…
Four reasons I prefer movies over TV shows (aside from the ticket price). My top one? They provide an experience and a community with which to share it. The first films I saw in a theater were “Peter Pan” and…
Thanks, Whedon fans!
My Shakespeare piece tied to Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing” has 1,000 “likes” on Word and Film’s Web site! Must be the Whedon fans out there. (I have to say, “The Avengers” is my go-to background viewing when on…
Much Ado About Shakespeare
My latest piece on Word and Film is out today, looking at unusual Shakespeare adaptations in light of Joss Whedon’s black-and-white take on “Much Ado About Nothing.” Although a rose by any other name might smell as sweet, if you’re…
“I can’t hear you when I’m wrecking!”
We watched “Wreck-It Ralph” last night and loved it. (John C. Reilly is one of my favorites. And I adored how Felix could speak Qbert-ese.) This morning I heard my son’s little fists banging on the wall in the hallway:…