Monday, July 19, 2010

Despicable Me (Universal)

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Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception" came in, predictably, at number one this weekend, but the family-friendly "Despicable Me...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The Winter’s Tale/The Merchant of Venice (The Public Theater Presents Shakespeare in the Park)

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By Harry Forbes “The Merchant of Venice” – and Al Pacino’s electrifying if idiosyncratic turn as Shylock – may be getting the buzz, but “The...
Friday, July 9, 2010

Predators (20th Century Fox)

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By Harry Forbes All in all, this is an effective science fiction-action-thriller in which a group of trained killers suddenly find themselve...

The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)

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By Harry Forbes This is one complicated family. Yet, though a far cry from traditional, the emotional dynamic between the spouses – both wom...
Thursday, July 8, 2010

The Girl Who Played With Fire (Music Box Films)

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By Harry Forbes As dark and brooding and ugly as sin as its predecessor, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” the film version of the late Sti...
Friday, July 2, 2010

The Grand Manner (Lincoln Center Theater)

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By Harry Forbes A.R. Gurney’s fanciful valentine to the theater – an expansion of his brief teenage backstage encounter with the celebrated ...
Thursday, July 1, 2010

Footnotes: A Fan’s Dedication to Judy & Liza Lives On

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When Scott Schechter – the author and producer of several important books and CD’s involving Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli* -- died suddenl...