Posts Tagged ‘Theater’

Happy times and high stakes

Warm flannel pajamas and cozy slippers on a brisk December afternoon. Pizza and pretzels, cookies and lemonade. Face painters, costumed characters, crafts. The giddy abandon of parading around a place more typically associated with culture and refinement while blowing on kazoos. A play based on a favorite childhood book. A cast of characters clearly devoted to [...]

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The good, the bad and the ugly

I was stunned and horrified. Could this be true? Was I living in some kind of Tipper Gore world of censorship without even knowing it. I wanted to race out and watch “Seven Pounds,” or “The boy in Striped Pajamas.”

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Up up and away (from the movie theatre as fast as our little legs could take us).

“Up” is not a kid’s movie! And it depressed the hell out of me. Not sure it’s appropriate for all adults. Those with emotional imbalances ought to consider skipping it.