New Girl Finis, and More
The last (ever) episode of “New Girl,” the hit Fox series, will air on Tuesday, May 15, at 8PM. This special one-hour episode will be set three years ahead from the previous episode and catch us up with changes in the lives of the main characters. Suffice it t…
At the Movies: Opening May 4
I was hoping that new French language film, “Godard Mon Amour,” would be a charming period comedy. The director, MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS, 51, showed he could do light comedy with “The Artist” (2011), a silent pic that got the best picture Oscar. The basis of…
Streaming Stuff, a Historical Correction, and Beautiful People
Premiering on Friday, April 27 on Hulu is the documentary “Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie.” This film about the iconic Barbie doll features interviews with leading cultural critics, including GLORIA STEINEM, 84, and PEGGY…
At the Movies: Opening April 20
“I Feel Pretty”, a comedy/drama, marks the directorial debut of the screenwriting team of ABBY KOHN and MARC SILVERSTEIN, both 46. They wrote “Pretty” and their previous screenwriting credits include a string of box office hits, including “Never B…
Clarifying, Correcting, and Adding
In my last column, I said that SCARLETT JOHANSSON, 33, was going to play a non-Jewish German who hides a Jewish girl and then her young son, a Hitler Youth member, discovers this. I added that the film was written by, and is being directed by TAIKI WAITI…
