Entertainment – Page 20 – Not Ready for Granny Panties

Pulitzer Prize Photography at the National Constitution Center

By: Mary Fran Bontempo If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the exhibit at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is worth a million of them. Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs, running from October 11th through December 31, 2013, features "the most comprehensive exhibition of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs ever assembled." With 153 photographs on display, it's simply stunning in its effectiveness in portraying the human condition in [...]

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:45:47-04:00October 18th, 2013|0 Comments

Gravity–A Movie Review

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Think Cast Away but in outer space and crammed into real time. Gravity, the widely-heralded space disaster movie starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney is, at its most basic, a survival film, a la the Tom Hanks desert island movie from 2000. (Hard to believe Cast Away is thirteen years old.) The primary difference, that Gravity takes place over an actual ninety minute time frame, as opposed to the [...]

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:45:55-04:00October 11th, 2013|0 Comments

In the Heights

by Chrysa Smith Sounds lofty, doesn't it? The Heights! I wasn't sure if this acclaimed Broadway show was about society folks. Long story short, it ain't. Set in Washington Heights, New York, an uptown 'barrio' located near the George Washington Bridge, the set was realistically portrayed as an economically deprived urban neighborhood. Stores encased by steel gates, decorated by graffiti, the residents gathered in the streets to share their lives: good and bad, [...]

Chrysa Smith2018-10-30T09:46:03-04:00October 10th, 2013|0 Comments

The Scandal is Back–A Television Review

By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's absurd, it's overwrought, it's unbelievable, it's engrossing, it's exciting, it's addicting. It's Scandal, which began season three last night at 10 PM on ABC. I started watching the show last season at the behest of my daughter, Laura, who was hooked early on. For the uninitiated, Scandal stars the lovely Kerry Washington as a high-powered Washington, D.C. "fixer" with direct ties to the president. Washington's Olivia Pope is [...]

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:06-04:00October 4th, 2013|0 Comments

The Blacklist and Hostages–A Television Review

By: Mary Fran Bontempo James Spader is one creepy dude. I've never been a great fan of the actor, mainly because he specializes in portraying off-the-wall, and sometimes downright menacing, characters. The fact that he makes me uncomfortable really just means that he does his job extremely well. Spader extends his creepy, menacing streak with his latest endeavor--The Blacklist, airing on NBC Mondays at 10 PM. The actors stars as Raymond "Red" Reddington, [...]

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:11-04:00September 27th, 2013|0 Comments

The Fox Song–A Video for You!

This video garnered 43 MILLION hits on You Tube. It's so stupid that it's hilarious, which is exactly the point. These young TV stars from Norway wanted to make a video that shows how any ridiculous subject can seem important, sexy and timely with a cool video. They made it to the Ellen DeGeneres Show, so I guess they succeeded! Enjoy the silliness!

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:14-04:00September 22nd, 2013|0 Comments

Blue Jasmine–A Movie Review

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Who would have thought? Being filthy, insanely rich has a downside. Well, it has a downside if your husband turns out to be a philandering, lying cheat, a la Bernie Madoff, who is caught, thrown into jail and you, his devoted spouse, lose everything and end up living with your down-on-her luck sister. Blue Jasmine, the latest offering from writer/director Woody Allen and starring the gloriously elegant Cate Blanchett [...]

Mary Fran Bontempo2018-10-30T09:46:14-04:00September 20th, 2013|2 Comments