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WAR HORSE: In praise of Schmaltz

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

                                                                                                                                                                    I was impressed by some of the promotions of  the Broadway play War Horse; the wicker puppet horses that exuded a Lion King feeling though in much more dire circumstance. So I am not sure what I expected from … Continue reading →

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Helping The Help: The Sliding Scale of Victimization

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Helping The Help: The Sliding Scale of Victimization.

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CONTAGION: Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Cinematic themes featuring a world done in by some uncontrollable force – Godzilla,    meteorites, nuclear weapons and, in the case of Contagion,  virus, are not new. Although, Contagion does take our collective fear of a pandemic and brings that fear … Continue reading →

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