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You might see yourself here
The best thing I saw at the movie theatre yesterday was an ad during the pre-show. No offense to the movie. I really enjoyed Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. It had great action, an...
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Live long and…you know the rest
If Star Trek Into Darkness opens in your city today, I encourage you to see it. I saw it yesterday in IMAX 3D, and it was amazing…especially the new enemy of the Federation portrayed by Benedict...
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Back to the future (no — the other future)
I watched The Terminator during lunch yesterday. The movie is almost 30 years old, but certain things still hold up. 1. Arnold is scary. When he forces his way into Sarah Connor’s home and kills her...
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We hope you enjoy the show
After I returned home from the theatre last night, I shared my move review for The Way Way Back. But I wasn’t quite ready to talk about the pre-show. While I was standing in line for a Diet Coke — and...
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View from the cush seats
Center of the row. Center of the auditorium. That’s where I like to sit at the movies. So I watch with furrowed brow when folks purposefully choose the aisle seat. Or sit in the first row when there...
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Heavy
I rushed to the theatre to see the movie Gravity for two reasons: the terrifying space collision that we get a tantalizing glimpse of in the movie trailer; and Sandra Bullock’s performance, which has...
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Take your hands off my lobby boy!
Reason #873 I love New York City: The 10:00 am showing of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel was two-thirds full. Perhaps because we have all been watching the trailer for this beautiful,...
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Coming soon
I began the third class of my publishing certificate at NYU tonight. The instructor, a literary agent at a boutique firm here in New York City, was describing some of the ways authors have promoted...
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ImPressed
Back in June, I discussed Eric Devine’s young adult novel Press Play, which has since been published in October. It tells the story of a high school student who accidentally captures footage of the...
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All in the family
Turns out you can’t judge a musical by its poster. The only thing I knew about the Broadway show Fun Home before I saw it last night was a) the critics loved it and b) the Tony voters did, too. It...
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