Well this is the last of the pre-Oscar blogs and I am going to talk about the two remaining movies up for best picture, some other worthy notes and finally, my predictions.
“A Serious Man” written and directed by the Coen brothers was one of my least favorite films of the year’s ten nominated for the [...]

 
Well it’s getting close to the big night and I’ve got a lot to discuss to provide you with all the reviews. This week I will cover what I consider to be two of the best films of the year.
“The Hurt Locker”, which has nine nominations, is a strong and intense film that is [...]

Welcome back. I hope you have had a chance to see some of the nominated films and performances since my last installment. Today I’d like to discuss “Up” and “Up in the Air”. I stated earlier that I would bet the ranch on “Up” winning best animated for obvious reasons, but come on, this is [...]

“Small Town…Big Art!” is the slogan for the eo Art Lab, a quaint, contemporary gallery in artsy Chester, CT. Offering 6 featured artists and 3 group shows per year, eo Art Lab strives to be one of the freshest and unique galleries in the Shoreline area. The gallery showcases artists from all over the world, [...]

Welcome back to my cine-blog. I’d like to start by saying that I guess it is a foregone conclusion that Up will win best animated picture. How else can it be up for best picture and lose in its own category? What are they thinking in Hollywood?
I may as well get this over with because [...]

Chris Barron is best known as the lead singer for the Grammy nominated band, Spin Doctors, who sold like, fifty-two gazillion records or something. They were on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and opened for the Rolling Stones (or vice versa). Chris Barron cooks a mean meatloaf, wrote the songs, “Little Miss Can’t Be [...]

So I’ve decided to do a series on The Oscars for the next four weeks. I will give a review of the nominated films, actors, directors and writers along with some of my predictions. I have no formal training as is the case with many critics, but I have been blessed with the same tools…eyes, [...]

No, I don’t mean it that way, so get your minds out of the gutter. For now. What we have going on here is one of those events that you just have to hear about. The Women and Family Life Center will be presenting two separate sessions where you can learn the moves from Michael [...]

Success, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder and one’s own viewpoint can determine everything. Recently several of us were interviewed by Jerome Wilson for a story in the Shoreline Times. Mr. Wilson began my interview with the assertion that the Kate was failing, and despite an hour of discussion to the [...]

As I sit and write this, it occurs to me that I am not a journalist, nor do I pretend to  be one. Never went to school for it (as you can tell with some of my posts), but I am learning every day, and quite honestly, enjoying every minute of it. So, in [...]

Many of you know Bruce from his days in radio. What many of did not know was that Bruce actually has two websites. Bruce has been working on both sites with Gary Choronzy of Connecticut Websites to make these the best damn websites since, well Shorelineoutandabout.com. Seriously, all of us wish Bruce the best, and [...]

Growing up in Meriden we often would drive by the house on Meriden Waterbury Road in Southington hoping to snare a glimpse of the evil boy looking out the window. The movie Haunting in Connecticut was based on the story, but in true “Hollywood” fashion, they completely destroyed a promising theme for what could have [...]

The newest American girl—a Russian Jewish immigrant named Rebecca—and a brave girl who stood up to bullying—Chrissa—will welcome 1,300 guests to the Omni New Haven Hotel this weekend and there are only a few tickets left. The four American Girl Fashion Shows that take place October 17th & 18th will benefit The [...]

THE CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT TO HOLD “DANCING FOR OUR STARS’ FUNDRAISER:
Congressman Jim Himes to speak
MILFORD/STAMFORD, Conn., October 17, 2009 — The Connecticut Center for Child Development (CCCD), a non-profit school for children with autism located in Milford, CT will host “Dancing for our Stars” at The Stamford Marriott to help fund a much [...]

On Friday, October 16th, come join the Branford Chamber of Commerce for their Shoreline Cabaret Night Club, to be held at The Woodwinds, 22 School Ground Road.  A portion of the proceeds will go to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. The $35 admission fee will get you hot and cold hor d’ouerves, a pasta and desert [...]