Month: July 2011

“Game of Thrones” — “Rome” Meets “Lord of the Rings”

Written by diana on July 25, 2011. Posted in movie reviews.

Depending upon the viewer’s tolerance for over-the-top nudity and gratuitous violence (albeit infrequently), this Emmy-nominated HBO series created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss can be a guilty pleasure. An entrancing, seductive ten-episode TV miniseries, “Game of Thrones” is a compelling, carefully crafted drama about a...

“Mildred Pierce”–Definitely NOT “Mommy Dearest”

Written by diana on July 21, 2011. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Mildred Pierce”–Definitely NOT “Mommy Dearest”

“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!” King Lear bemoans in the famous Shakespearean scene. And so does Mildred Pierce as the mother who must suffer the unbearable pain of loving her decidedly unlovable elder daughter Veda. “Mildred Pierce”, the five-part HBO miniseries based on a...

“I Love You Phillip Morris”– “Catch Me If You Can” With a Gay Twist

Written by diana on July 15, 2011. Posted in movie reviews.

Let me start by saying I wanted to really love this movie starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. I was sitting on the fence on this one but no more. This oddball movie is loosely based upon an improbable but true story of a gay conman/grifter, Steve Russell, who continually breaks the law to impress his young lover, Phillip Morris, in a small...

“Rabbit Hole”–A Parallel Universe

Written by diana on July 4, 2011. Posted in movie reviews. 4 Comments on “Rabbit Hole”–A Parallel Universe

Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Play and a 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner, “Rabbit Hole” was released as a movie starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart about six months ago (December 2010). This movie takes familiar territory and creates a classic. Astutely named, “rabbit hole” refers to a bizarre or...

Month: July 2011

“Game of Thrones” — “Rome” Meets “Lord of the Rings”

“Mildred Pierce”–Definitely NOT “Mommy Dearest”

“I Love You Phillip Morris”– “Catch Me If You Can” With a Gay Twist

“Rabbit Hole”–A Parallel Universe

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