Blu-ray Review: The Tooth Fairy
When you see a trailer for a film, do you ever wonder why a production company bothered to make it in the first place? I mean, trailers are supposed to make you want to see movies because they house a...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Tooth Fairy (2010)
Written by Pirata Hermosa Derek Thompson (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) was once a major league hockey player, but only briefly before a shoulder injury sent him back to the minors for recuperation. After...
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Movie Review: Despicable Me
Riding the coattails of the first official summer blockbuster is one thing, but it also doesn’t help to be in the same genre. While the filmmakers definitely give it their best shot, the comparisons...
View ArticleMary Poppins on Nice Guys
Some days I seriously have to wonder about the effects of excess pop culture on my aging brain. The other morning I woke with a song from Mary Poppins in my head, and as I struggled to re-enter the...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: The Sound of Music (45th Anniversary Edition) (1965)
Through the years Julie Andrews has had an amazing career on the big screen (I’m not discounting her stage work, just not discussing it here). From her first big screen starring role in Mary Poppins...
View ArticleDVD Review: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story
Written by Pirata Hermosa It started off as a sort of nickname given to them by their father, and then picked up by Walt Disney, and eventually all of Hollywood would know them as “The Boys.” They...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Despicable Me
For years Hollywood has been making live action movies about villains, and this summer saw animated features take up that some motif in two different films, Megamind and Despicable Me. The latter of...
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Concert Review: Lola Astanova at Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1/19/2012
Lola Astanova, a young pianist with an endearing flair for old-time showmanship, was the featured performer at a benefit for the American Cancer Society the other night at Carnegie Hall. Shooting her...
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DVD Review: Victor Victoria (1982)
Blake Edwards’ 1982 musical comedy Victor Victoria may just be the high point of his career — the characters and performances are warm, the treatment of potentially controversial subject matter is...
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Music Review: Original Broadway Cast –‘Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella’
When Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, which first appeared as just plain Cinderella in a much loved television production starring the youthful Julie Andrews back in 1957, finally made it to...
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2013 Disney Blu-ray Gift Guide
Walt Disney is always a great source for films, with many memorable classics, as well as new entries coming out all the time. This gift guide highlights some of the most recent releases by Disney that...
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Movie Review: Despicable Me
Riding the coattails of the first official summer blockbuster is one thing, but it also doesn’t help to be in the same genre. While the filmmakers definitely give it their best shot, the comparisons...
View ArticleMary Poppins on Nice Guys
Some days I seriously have to wonder about the effects of excess pop culture on my aging brain. The other morning I woke with a song from Mary Poppins in my head, and as I struggled to re-enter the...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: The Sound of Music (45th Anniversary Edition) (1965)
Through the years Julie Andrews has had an amazing career on the big screen (I’m not discounting her stage work, just not discussing it here). From her first big screen starring role in Mary Poppins...
View ArticleDVD Review: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story
Written by Pirata Hermosa It started off as a sort of nickname given to them by their father, and then picked up by Walt Disney, and eventually all of Hollywood would know them as “The Boys.” They...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Despicable Me
For years Hollywood has been making live action movies about villains, and this summer saw animated features take up that some motif in two different films, Megamind and Despicable Me. The latter of...
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Concert Review: Lola Astanova at Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1/19/2012
Lola Astanova, a young pianist with an endearing flair for old-time showmanship, was the featured performer at a benefit for the American Cancer Society the other night at Carnegie Hall. Shooting her...
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DVD Review: Victor Victoria (1982)
Blake Edwards’ 1982 musical comedy Victor Victoria may just be the high point of his career — the characters and performances are warm, the treatment of potentially controversial subject matter is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Sound of Music’ by Base Entertainment
Base Entertainment presents the Sound of Music musical, which will run from 11th July to 10th August 2014, at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre. Sound of Music was first a musical in 1959. The movie version...
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Movie Review: Despicable Me
Riding the coattails of the first official summer blockbuster is one thing, but it also doesn’t help to be in the same genre. While the filmmakers definitely give it their best shot, the comparisons...
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