By Anne Brodie Disney+ has imposed strict embargos on plot points and guest stars in Mel Brooks' comedy series History of the World, Part II, available Monday. That's 40 years after his original film was released in theatres. Awesome then, awesome now! Sketches illustrating key moments in human …
A Girl Finds Hope, Two Women Tempt Fate and the Rest is a Drag!
By Anne Brodie Young actor Catherine Clinch is Cáit, The Quiet Girl and she will break your heart. She is 9 years old and one of four girls born to a poor Irish family expecting a fifth child, victims of the unspoken Roman Catholic doctrinal ban on birth control. It's rural Ireland, 1981 the man …
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What Has a Mouse To Do With Your Life Experience? Let’s Ask an Art Historian and Filmmaker. Get Ready to Smile.
Mickey Mouse stands alone as an enduring and powerful, evocative graphic image. There is no pop figure with his commercial, cultural or social impact. He conjures up different feelings for different folks but at its heart suggests, joy, laughter, fun, and pure entertainment, a reliable presence our …
It’s Not Comedy It’s Horror, the Weinstein Drama, Mickey Mouse, a Pact and … Loons?
By Anne Brodie The Menu follows Tyler and Margot (Nicholas Hoult and Anya Taylor-Joy) on a culinary adventure in a remote island restaurant with an excruciatingly high snob factor. The woman he was to bring dumped him, so she was replaced by Margot, who wasn't aware until the chef (Ralph Fiennes) …
Wakandan and British Royals, Emily Blunt’s Trip West, Indigenous Gems, and Never a Better Time to Mind Your Manners
By Anne Brodie Ryan Coogler's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever takes us back to the strong and proud country, an idyllic place where science and knowledge are valued as much as ancient traditions. An ideal government is in place, with Ramonda (Angela Bassett) as Queen, following the death of King …