“Iron Man 3″ Film Review: Blockbuster Action Makes up for Plot Disconnect

Iron Man 3

                  If Tony Stark were a real man, we’d be in trouble! In his latest superhero episode, Stark forsakes his own home, and frankly, I think if my life depended on him he may not swoop down from the heavens in time to save me either. MARVEL’s third [...]

Win Tickets to Billy Elliot — Social Media Contest in San Diego!

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Film Review: Oz the Great and Powerful is Thrilling, Plausible Prequel

Oz theGreat and Powerful

“When small-time magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) pulls one flimflam too many, he finds himself hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz where he must somehow transform himself into the great wizard—and just maybe into a better man as well.” “Oz the Great and Powerful” is Disney’s reboot of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 series of [...]

OZ Great and Powerful – Yellow Brick Road Started in My Hometown

Oz Great and Powerful. Photo courtesy of Disney.

America has had an enduring love affair with the children’s story, ”The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” written by L. Frank Baum in 1900.  The novel was later turned into the classic film  “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939. Today, the highly anticipated updated version of the classic is “Oz the Great and Powerful” re-adapted for the silver [...]

Post Oscars Tweets Leave a Bad Taste In Our Mouths

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As you probably know by now, the Oscars hosted by Hollywood’s “It” boy, Seth MacFarlane, walked right up to the edge as was expected from the “Family Guy” comedian.   MacFarlane was tittering on the tight rope of funny and formal with an audience of millions across the world who probably didn’t understand half his [...]