By: Mary Fran BontempoAh, Paris. Je t’aime. Je t’adore—Paris, I love you. I adore you.Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris gives us Gil Pender, an American writer visiting the magical city with his fiancée, Inez, and her parents, for whom the preceding sentiments hold true—perhaps even more so than Gil’s feelings for his betrothed. A screenwriter from California, Gil has thus far made a successful living writing for the movies. But finding his creative juices [...]
This week in Entertainment:Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban reviews The Artist andMary Fran Bontempo brings you her take on the new NBC show SMASH and the 2012 Grammy Awards.Scroll down to read each post and be sure you don't miss a thing!Directed by Michel HazanaviciusReviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanThe Artist is that rare movie that is both a crowd pleaser and has earned seriously positive reviews from as much as 97% of the critics at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten [...]
Today in Entertainment we're bringing you movies and books! See the review of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close below, then continue to scroll down the page to read some wonderful news about Bequer Eternal, a new book by our ownCarmen Ferreiro-Esteban!Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close--A ReviewBy: Mary Fran BontempoFew images are as indelibly seared into the collective consciousness as that of thousands of pieces of paper fluttering from a piercing blue sky to [...]
directed by Martin Scorsessebased on the book THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET by Brian Selznikreviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanBecause my YA fantasy Two Moon Princess was published in 2007 the same year Brian Selznik’s THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET came out and the ALA (American Library Association) annual conference was in Philadelphia in January 2008, I was there when they announced THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET had won the Caldecott Award, the most prestigious [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoI walked into the theater expecting to see the helmet-haired, stern British politician, the Iron Lady of the film's title, proclaiming her "pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get on with it" attitude and standing her ground against all oppostion.And I did, for at least part of the movie. For the other part, I saw my grandmother, in her last years, struggling to hold onto her memory, her mind and [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoThere’s something about an “animals in jeopardy movie” that gets me every time. I suppose it’s the innocence of animals that put their fate in the hands of occasionally hapless humans, with results that put both humans and animals at risk, that tugs at my heart strings.In any case, theaters are accommodating my tender heart with two new releases featuring animals as major players in the cast—with somewhat uneven effect.We [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoHe never really stood a chance.Twenty-three (“Almost twenty-four. I’m almost twenty-four.”) year old Englishman Colin Clark gets his first break in the film industry in 1956, working for none other than Sir Lawrence Olivier, as the world renowned actor squares off with the maddening, frustrating, yet ultimately incomparable Marilyn Monroe during filming of The Prince and the Showgirl. My Week With Marilyn chronicles the true story of young Colin’s experiences [...]
