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Friday Geek Out: Rent

Tuesday night this week was fantastic. I saw Rent for the first time in nearly three years (it was my 11th time to see the show). The last time I was at the Nederlander Theater was Thanksgiving 2004 when Drew Lachey was playing Mark (and he was pretty good too). This...

The Simpsons Movie: Springfield Never Looked Better

The Simpsons Movie delivers exactly what you would expect from the family’s first foray onto the big screen. It plays just like one big episode, one big, really good episode. Homer dooms the town as he creates a huge toxic mess, yet in the end it’s up to...

Hairspray

And here is my favorite movie of the summer, at least so far. I am a fan of both the original 1988 John Waters film and the 2002 Broadway musical based on that movie. I’m happy to report the movie musical version is fantastic. Produced by the team responsible...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I spent last night at Hogwarts and enjoyed my trip quite a lot. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is second in my list of favorite Potter movies, behind Prisoner of Azkaban (which remains my favorite… I would love it if Alfonso Cuarón would return to...

Kerwin Mathews 1926-2007

I just learned that actor Kerwin Mathews (the star of the Ray Harryhausen masterpiece The 7th Voyage of Sinbad) passed away last week. Many of his films (including Sinbad and Jack the Giant Killer) were an important part of my childhood. Kerwin we will miss you.

Transformers: Big, Cool, Fun!

I have to admit that I have no history with Transformers. I’m aware, of course, of the 80s cartoon series and the toys that were out, but it just didn’t do it for me at the time. When the initial teaser trailers came out for this movie, I wasn’t...