‘No Strings Attached’ – at Least at First

By Charly SHELTON We have all thought about this. Many of us have even tried this – a relationship that is strictly physical. No feelings, no jealousy, no strings attached. Despite the ground rules laid out and the assurances that this is the farthest it is going to go, it always leads elsewhere. Maybe not […]

Filling big shoes takes “True Grit”

By Charlie SHELTON So this far, Jeff Bridges has been a computer genius in the world of TRON, fought with King Kong, been an alien (TRON again), The Dude, and now he’s a cowboy. Jeff Bridges is officially the most awesome man of all time. In “True Grit,” Bridges hits the big screen once again, […]

‘Morning Glory’ revisits former glories

By Susan JAMES If you think you’ve seen this movie before, you’re right. Director Roger Michell’s good-natured new comedy, “Morning Glory” revisits the hottest romantic formula of the last five decades, the love affair between a girl and her career. Ever since Marlo Thomas flew her kite across the screen in the 1960s TV show […]

An epic ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 1’

By Susan JAMES ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1’ starts with a bang and ends with a lightning bolt. The beginning of the end for an epic magical journey, this film is a satisfying step along the road.  When we last saw our hero, played with panache by Daniel Radcliffe, he was at […]