The Future – Magic at the Geffen
Hands down, the best Zoom adventure I have had this year came from a theater in my neighborhood, The Geffen Playhouse.
Lotusland
An excellent socially distanced outing in Montecito.
New York International Film Festival is online!
A pandemic silver lining means that we can all attend film festivals from home. The New York International Film Festival starts on March 5 and looks terrific.
3.5.21
March Reading List
Joan Didion’s new book What I Mean is a collection of old essays, and besides the pleasure of a trip down memory lane (profiles of Nancy Reagan and early Martha Stewart are particularly pleasurable), the slim volume includes a …
3.2.21
Nomadland
One of the best films of 2020 is not always easy to watch but will leave a powerful impression.
3.2.21
What We Keep Getting Wrong About Fame
A peek at three docs we've been talking about in 2021 -- "Fake Famous" and "Tiger Woods" and "Framing Britney Spears" - mothers, don't let your babies grow up to be famous!
Minari’s Quiet Confidence
Empathy and humor abound in a quiet tale about the farming dreams of a Korean American family in the 80s.
2.21.21
Happiness Check-In: Laurie Santos and Screen Time Tips (including Zoom)
We all need better relationship with our screens... and perhaps the pandemic will help us naturally mutate to a less device-centric existence.
2.10.21
Groundhog Day – Get Up and Do It Again
For weeks last summer, I woke up around 2:00 am with the same song running through my head. It was Jackson Browne singing The Pretender. Coming to consciousness, I heard: “When the morning light comes streaming in, I’ll get up
2.4.21
