Film

If ever a movie had a broad range of audiences predisposed to accept it with open arms surely La La Land would qualify. Many seasoned film buffs cherishing memories of musicals from the ‘30s into […]

Judi Dench’s performance in Philomena is a marvel of restraint and, because of that elegance of craft and common sense, powerfully moving. Dench celebrated her 79th birthday just after the shoot and this film afforded […]

THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER was adapted by Julius and Philip Epstein (of CASABLANCA renown) from the hit Broadway comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The film was released during the holidays […]

Last week one of the great writers in the English language died at age 88 in Somerset. William Trevor’s novels and short stories afford unwavering gazes into all things human and, as is true of […]