Tag: Alec Baldwin

My Sister’s Keeper—Who Gets to Live?

Written by Diana Paul on October 9, 2022. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound.

My Sister’s Keeper, a 2009 film based on the Jodi Picoult novel of the same name, and directed by Nick Cassavetes, is a family saga. The film explores the harrowing decision involving a minor’s forced organ donation and the right to medical emancipation. My Sister’s Keeper is the painful “Sophie’s Choice” of...

“Still Alice”—Unforgettable

Written by diana on February 8, 2015. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Still Alice”—Unforgettable

Adapted from neuroscientist Lisa Genova’s novel, “Still Alice” takes a straightforward look at the sad, terrifying and difficult-to-bear illness of Alzheimer’s. But bear it we must. The story of Alice Howland (the remarkable Julianne Moore), a fifty-something linguistics professor happily married to a fellow intellectual (Alec Baldwin)...

“Orphans”–Fostering and Festering

Written by diana on June 3, 2013. Posted in Theater: plays and musicals.

This year the 1983 play “Orphans” by Lyle Kessler is nominated for two Tony Awards: Outstanding Revival of a Broadway Play and Outstanding Featured Actor (Tom Sturridge). I hope that this emotional tour-de-force wins both awards! This play debuted with Ben Foster (from “Six Feet Under”) as Treat, Tom Sturridge...

Tag: Alec Baldwin

My Sister’s Keeper—Who Gets to Live?

“Still Alice”—Unforgettable

“Orphans”–Fostering and Festering

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