BATMAN V SUPERMAN Review — Been There, Slugged That
I’m sure die hard fanboys’ hearts will be all aflutter over this long anticipated throw down between the two biggest superheroes of all time. But as for me? I felt as if I’d been stuffed in a dark coffin, chained to the back of the Batmobile and dragged for 30 miles through the ruins of Gotham by…
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 Review — If Nothing Else, It Will Make You Hungry for Greek Food
It always surprises me when a group of heavy hitters famous for making excellent films come up with such a lazy dud. HBO and Playtone, headed by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, produced this film, for heavens sake. Nia Vardalos, star and creator of the delightful and original My Big Fat Greek Wedding, wrote the screenplay and stars…
ALLEGIANT Review — A Diversion from Divergent
I remember reading the Veronica Roth’s Divergent series several years ago, and thinking, “Oh my gosh! This is the next Hunger Games!” And sure enough, Hollywood thought so too. Film rights were purchased, and the up and coming Shailene Woodley was cast as heroine Tris Prior, the plucky girl who attempts to liberate an entire city…
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN Movie Review — Gives You Faith in Faith-Based Films
Faith-based films just keep getting better and better, and I’m so glad to see the Miracles from Heaven movie continue this trend. So many resources go into films of opposite values that it’s nice for real, professional talent and effort to be dedicated to a film that, although it’s not for everyone, will satisfy and inspire…
Surprising Highlights From the 2016 Gifts Bag in Honor of the Oscars
I confess, one of my absolute favorite parts of awards season, almost better than doing live color commentary for the Oscars on BBC Radio, is seeing what’s inside the fabulous gift bags they give out in honor of the Oscars, and meeting some of the people behind the products in The Secret Room Red Carpet Style…
Goldstein Gifts The Big Lebowski House to LACMA
There are charitable donations, and then there are charitable donations. Local real estate investor James F. Goldstein recently donated his entire house to The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), which is a really big deal. The iconic home in Beverly Hills is valued at about $40 million, and is famous for being the place…
THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY Review — A Shamelessly Gross Guiltily Pleasure
Whenever a new Sacha Baron Cohen movie comes out, I think fondly of Governor Mike Huckabee. I used to do film reviews for the Governor’s popular talk show, which was syndicated on more than 200 stations, and surprisingly enough, the former Baptist minister was thrilled when a new Sacha Baron Cohen film premiered — seems he…
EDDIE THE EAGLE REVIEW — Family Fare that Soars
If you are old enough to have been cognizant back in 1988, you might have vague memories of a British winter Olympian called “Eddie the Eagle.” I know I did. I recalled a British ski jumper with an unorthodox style who made the news more for chutzpa than for athletic prowess, but I thought it…
LONDON HAS FALLEN Review: Explosive Popcorn Fun
It’s funny. I’ve seen the White House blown up in several action movies, and my response is usually, “Oh gee! I hope they got the china out in time.” But when I see the towers of Westminster Abbey go down, I am outraged! My greatest desire is that our heroes hunt down and savagely kill those mother-loving terrorists! I…
Killer Oscar Party: Bergman's Style Lounge
Come awards season, the golden ticket gifting event is Doris Bergman’s Style Lounge and Party in honor of the Academy Awards. Held annually at Fig & Olive – THE Hollywood hotspot on Melrose Place, the event not only features fabulous gifts and new products, but F&O’s signature French and Italian cuisine. All this and lunch too? Sign…
