Reviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanThe battle of the sexes is over and we won, Ryan Gosling's character, Jacob, tells Cal (Steve Carell from The Office) at the beginning of the serious comedy (and that is an oxymoron, I know) Crazy, Stupid, Love. Jacob, a cad in his thirties, is quite successful at picking up women at bars and likes it that way.Forty something years old Cal, on the other hand, is a mess after [...]
Reviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban Once again, PBS Masterpiece has brought us a winner. This time, it is Zen, a mystery series based on Michael Dibdin's novels (http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Dibdin/e/B000APLL6M/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1). Zen is Aurelio Zen, a contemporary Italian police detective working in Rome. So, on top of great acting, an intriguing story and handsome people we get to see Rome. We also get to see life in modern day Italy, which is in many ways quite different [...]
Reviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban For the generation of children now in college and High School, Harry, Ron and Hermione are more familiar than those cousins they see twice a year at Christmas and the shore.No surprise, then, that when the last movie in the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, came out at midnight on July 15, this young generation, dressed as wizards and witches, flooded the movie [...]
directed by Terrence Malick starring Sean Penn, Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain.reviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanThe Tree of Life is more an experience than a regular movie. It's a visually stunning, deeply moving and perfectly acted film. And if you know what to expect, you may enjoy it as much as I did.But be warned. The Tree of Life does not have a linear narrative, and doesn't tell a story as much as it [...]
by Chrysa SmithI like Tom Hanks and I like Julia Roberts. So on a hot summer afternoon, my husband and I took in a showing of Larry Crowne; starring both.At first I wasn't sure about this film. It hit a little too close to home in light of today's economy. A dedicated worker gets downsized from his long-term retail job----the joy of his life. He is told by management that his lack of [...]
Directed by Woody AllenReviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanI believe Woody Allen has been directing films for as long as I have been watching them. And that is a long time.It was through Woody Allen's films I discovered Manhattan years before I set foot in the city. And although, I am not a great fan of his, I have watched my share of his movies. Some ( Scoop, 2006) I loved, some (Vicky Cristina Barcelona [...]
ABC Family, Tuesdays at 9/8cFor those of you who used to watch Buffy, the Vampire Slayer back in the 1990s, I have good news: there is a new show on television that may grow up to be an enticing alternative. The show is called The Nine Lives of Chloe King and debuted this last Tuesday (June 14) on ABC Family. If you have never heard of this channel and have teenagers in your [...]
