The unauthorized biography by Kitty Kelley traces the rise of Oprah Winfrey, including her upbringing, career, romances and causes, which all highlight her charms and contradictions. “Oprah” is, in many ways, a brave and audacious book. Kelley attempts, and largely succeeds, in piercing the veil of one of the most powerful, influential and wealthy women [...]
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In “The Concert”, the new comedy from Radu Mihaileanu (Live and Become), Alexei Guskov stars as Andrei Filipov, a once celebrated Russian conductor of the Bolshoi who has hit rock bottom, working as a depressed custodian and drinking too much. But when he intercepts an invitation meant for a former orchestra to perform in Paris, [...]
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A modern day romantic fairytale set amidst a pitiless city backdrop, “Kisses” is the story of 13-year-old Dylan and 11-year-old Kylie who have always been close, bonding over the harsh treatment dished out by their respective families. After narrowly escaping his father’s fists one day, Dylan and Kylie hop on a canal barge and sail [...]
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The movie opens with a journey through the idyllic snow covered streets of Milan that lead us to a stunning bourgeois mansion; home of the wealthy Recchi family. Emma Recchi (Tilda Swinton) is a pale-gold Russian who has married into this wealthy Milanese clan. She watches as her husband and son are named as joint [...]
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“Agora” is a historical epic that depicts the eternal struggle between science and ideology.The central storied figure driving the drama is the celebrated mathematician and astronomer Hypatia ( Rachel Weisz); an isosceles love triangle forms as one of her students (later a high official) and one of her slaves (later a religious extremist) pine for [...]
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Zac Efron’s bid to move from teen idol to adult movie star continues with “Charlie St. Cloud,” the story of a college-bound golden boy whose life is upended by a car accident that kills his younger brother. It’s not the kind of movie that will allow Efron to coast on his good looks; the role [...]
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Joan Deichert’s Handmade Buttons, Prints and soft Pillows are sure to add an interesting spark to your décor. Be it her frayed appliqués or her coordinating handmade buttons, you will definitely find something that makes a connection with you. Browse through her unique designs at etsy shops at the following links www.curiousbuttons.etsy.com; www.gatheredtogether.etsy.com ,or be [...]
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I have no idea why I am calling it The Moth. I like it. I like the way it sounds. That is as deep as I am. There is no visual or spiritual element or significance. – Shannon Wynne Shannon Wynne has done it again…His new restaurant in the design district is a must experience. [...]
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Kevin Asch’s feature directing debut, Holy Rollers is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenbeg), a young Hasid from an orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, until [...]
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Available on DVD, this sharply argued documentary “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired” isn’t about the innocence or guilt of its title subject, who after pleading guilty in 1977 to having “unlawful sexual intercourse” with a minor flew from Los Angeles to London, never again to return to America. Neither is it about Mr. Polanski’s likability, [...]
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