Resurrection–A Television Review

By: Mary Fran Bontempo "I see dead people." The line is from 1999's The Sixth Sense, not ABC's new series, Resurrection. But it could be. Because suddenly, the people from Arcadia, Missouri, are seeing lots of dead people. Not as ghosts, but as living, breathing, resurrected humans. At least they look like humans. They talk like humans, too, and are complete with all of the memories of their past lives, whether they've been [...]

2018-10-30T09:43:46-04:00March 28th, 2014|0 Comments

Oscar Countdown 2014

By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's Oscar time again, and as usual, I'm hooked. I love to pretend that I find Hollywood's self-congratulatory attitude with its proliferation of awards shows somewhat pathetic--I mean, just how many parties to you need to throw yourself, anyway?--but where the Oscars are concerned, I'm just plain envious. Really, who wouldn't want to be part of the entertainment celebration of the year? A chance to be "styled" and wear [...]

2018-10-30T09:43:56-04:00February 28th, 2014|0 Comments

Let the Awards Season Begin!

By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's that time of year again, when Hollywood spends the next few months in a stupor of self-indulgent self-congratulation, reminding the common folk of just how amazingly awesome they are. (And we aren't.) Wednesday, it was The People's Choice Awards, a mish-mash of stuff covering movies, TV, music, individuals--in short, anyone or anything they can throw a statue at who they think will show up to accept it. Fans [...]

2018-10-30T09:44:34-04:00January 10th, 2014|0 Comments
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