There are so many great things about working at BookStore1. We give and get smiles from super savvy customers, share the mountains and valleys of everyday life with our co-workers, shelve and research books and even write reviews. A bonus is two of my co-workers share my film passion. Scott recently hipped me to the… Continue reading City of Gold, Perfectly Timed Doc Rec for Bourdain’s B-day
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Dear French People: Non-Fiction?
Dear French People, I’ve seen and enjoyed French films before, namely Starbuck (2011) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). But Non-Fiction? Non, non. Let me get this straight: You’re intellectuals; ok, I respect that. You’ve got labor problems and politicians are forced to be super moral and transparent. Ok, got it. But, sex… Continue reading Dear French People: Non-Fiction?
All is True, Wondrous Cosmic Connections
I’m sure you’ve had this experience: you’re on vacation (or house/dog sitting as I was the last 5 days) and you forgive yourself for binge watching Netflix (or your channel/show of choice). That was me this morning mesmerized by The Rolling Thunder Revue Bob Dylan doc. Ever since husband number two and his thick ‘bible’… Continue reading All is True, Wondrous Cosmic Connections
Joanna Hogg, part 2 in my weekend, Archipelago from 2010
I was so intrigued slash mystified by the obscure artsiness of The Souvenir that I had to go back and watch one of Joanna Hogg’s previous films, Archipelago from 2010. The only major star in the film, Tom Hiddleston, plays Edward, the son of a family on holiday (as the Brits say). I found several… Continue reading Joanna Hogg, part 2 in my weekend, Archipelago from 2010
Say No to Pharmaceuticals, A Different Kind of Post
I decided to write my medical story after deciding to be a human guinea pig. Why not document my results in hopes of helping others? First, a short intro: When I chose to retire after 30 years as an educator and counselor for NYSUT, I sacrificed my 100% retirement and went two years without a… Continue reading Say No to Pharmaceuticals, A Different Kind of Post
More than just ‘The Souvenir’
‘The Souvenir’ written and directed by Joanna Hogg is an artsy pot boiler for which one needs to fasten a seat belt. The occasionally muffled dialogue forces you to lean forward and work to fathom its depths. But depths there are; how someone can be duped into enabling a partner, how closely tied are immigration… Continue reading More than just ‘The Souvenir’
The Last Play at Shea, 2010
The google age has shamed us into thinking we need to know all, all the time, which I thought I did about The Last Play at Shea. I swear I looked at one point to renting this, being very interested, and it was ‘unavail’ as they say in the Valley, “What valley?” you ask. Google… Continue reading The Last Play at Shea, 2010
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Photograph, a Little Fuzzy Around the Edges
Ritesh Batra wrote and directed “Photograph” and with a great premise and earnest cast, the film almost hits the quality of his previous gem “The Lunch Box”. It’s one thing to leave a movie open ended (which this one does), it’s another to leave an important loose end. I have to wonder how this happens… Continue reading Photograph, a Little Fuzzy Around the Edges
Booksmart: A Goody-Two Shoes Rebellion
Booksmart was a whip smart story of two goody two shoes who realize on the brink of high school graduation that they have been too sheltered to experience love, lust and uninhibited joy. Olivia Wilde may have directed Booksmart, but four horsewomen of comedy: Fogel, Halpern, Haskins and Silberman wrote the screenplay. The story was… Continue reading Booksmart: A Goody-Two Shoes Rebellion