‘Butterfly in the Sky’ – The Story of Reading Rainbow
Think of unicorns, big smiles, dancing, ladybugs, butterflies and all the colors on a bright palette, and you begin to approach the past joys of the television show “Reading Rainbow.”
‘Taking Venice’— An American First
When the United States government, for one brief moment in time, decided they would wield the sword of art and culture against Communism, they stirred up a hornet’s nest at the Venice Biennale.
Spring Television – With a Bit Less Spring
I apologize for these late entries, many of which have been on for a while, but they were new when I watched them.
Spring Into Television
So much to watch! The TV series just keep coming and many of them are quite good.
‘Stay with Us’ — Stay a While
Obvious from the opening, when a home movie of a wide-eyed very young Gad stares into the camera, already performing for his onlookers, this is a very personal film.
‘Nowhere Special’— I Beg to Differ
“Nowhere Special” is quite the opposite. It is a wonderful film taking you on a journey that is anything but ordinary.
‘We Grown Now’— Navigating Youth
“We Grown Now” is a wonderful film, both a revelation and celebration of youth in an environment foreign to most of us.
‘Scoop’— Slow the Presses
“Scoop” is an attempt to tell the shattering story of how an intrepid BBC producer, Samantha (Sam) McAlister, scored the interview that brought about the staggering fall of Prince Andrew of the royal House of Windsor.
‘Fat Ham’—Very Juicy
Get thee to a nunnery, I mean to the Geffen, as soon as possible to immerse yourself in James ljames’ very (very) loose take on the Shakespeare classic “Hamlet.”
“Wicked Little Letters” – Antisocial Before Media
“Wicked Little Letters” is a luscious little movie, a sendup of an earlier era that was a surprising harbinger of things to come.