Is it or isn’t it?

I was laughing and crying at the same time last night when Marc Shaiman and his partner Scott Wittmann won the Tony award for “Hairspray.” Their exuberance at winning was more than matched by their display  [more...]

The beginning of the 48 Hour Film Project was difficult, with an incredibly long session to try to break the story and get a filmable script. Tempers were flaring, nerves were frayed. I think that the main problem was  [more...]

Another one of those actresses with an attitude – I really enjoy the work of Thelma Ritter. OK, she died when I was only 3, but her work lives on in movies such as Miracle on 34th Street (the mother who first  [more...]