At the Movies
“Ricki and the Flash,” which opens on August 7, stars Meryl Streep as Ricki, a small-time rock singer who chased her dreams and, along the way, abandoned her family. Ricki has a last chance to mend fences when her ex-husband, Pete (Kevin Kline), asks her to visit Chicag…
At and About the Movies
Opening on July 24 is “Paper Towns,” a coming-of-age story (with comedy and drama) from John Green’s best-selling novel of the same name. Green says that he “assumed" that lead characters (Margo and Quentin) were Jewish, but only Margo is explicitly identifi…
At the Movies and More
“Amy” is a documentary about AMY WINEHOUSE, the acclaimed UK jazz singer who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011, age 27. The film’s director, Asif Kapadia, demanded and got creative control when he was recruited to make this film by Winehouse’s family and h…
Quote of the Week
“Forty years through the desert to now, it’s a long journey but they made it.” ---PETER GUBER, 73, the majority co-owner of the Golden State Warriors, during the presentation ceremony of the NBA championship trophy on June 16. The Warriors last won the title in 1975…
Triple Crown Winner!
As you no doubt heard, American Pharoah, who is owned by AHMED ZAYAT, 73, won the Belmont Stakes on June 6, becoming the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown (the Crown is awarded to a horse that wins, in the same year, the Kentucky Derby, the Prea…
