Lana Parrilla knocks it out the park again, playing Regina's hard edges as well as her emotional center, so bereft of love but not quite understanding how to deal with it.
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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 I had a chance to review. Any of them would make terrific Christmas gifts …
Read More »Manga Review: ‘Moon & Blood,’ Volume One by Nao Yazawa
A young vampire is houseguest to an innocent family – paranormal sparks ensure!
Read More »Just Released: ‘Fred Astaire: The Early Years at RKO’ from TCM and Sony Masterworks
A new 2-CD set features Astaire's vocals on classic numbers from Hollywood's golden age of movie musicals.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Towards the Moon’ by Andrew McGregor
A musical about spiritual and homely values, the mythic journey and the wisdom of experience, in both Scotland and America.
Read More »TV Review: ‘The Crimson Petal and the White’
The Crimson Petal and the White is a four episode TV series offered on Acorn TV that fascinates and engages. London during the Victorian period has never appeared so realistic and raw, so atmospheric and Dickensian.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker’ by Gary Giddins
Celebrating Bird is one of the best books about a jazz musician I have ever read.
Read More »TV Review: ‘The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot’
Not as big as Day of the Doctor, this short film is a wonderful tribute to Doctor Who.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘A Fragile Trust’
'A Fragile Trust' is Samantha Grant's documentary about the sensational scandal that upturned 'The New York Times.' Jayson Blair's plagiarism destroyed his news career and brought down Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd who resigned from in the wake of the scandal.
Read More »Movie Review: Disney’s ‘Frozen’
If only Disney had the same courage as their new princesses.
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