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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

By now you are wondering, where is the Authors picture?  The picture always accompanies the article. Well, I do have the picture of “The Boogeyman”, but I can’t publish it. I mean there is a reason that kids cringe at the mere mention of him.  I mean this dude is UGLY. I mean beyond butt [...]