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Blu-ray Review: ‘Vikings – The Complete First Season’
The History series has action and violence, sure, but also character development, questions of morality in a different time and place, and some really surprising twists.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival: A Tribute to Working Title Films
Working Title Films received the Golden Starfish Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival. The award was received by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films
Read More »Book Review: ‘Beatles vs. Stones’ by John McMillian
A fun and eye-opening account of the "battle of the bands" between The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
Read More »Music Review: Leslie West – ‘Still Climbing’
This hard-rocking album is another link in the Mountain guitarist's artistic growth and hard rockin' survival.
Read More »Music Blu-ray Review: Various Performers – ‘The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert’
A must-have for Queen's fans.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Louder Than Words’
World Premiere, USA, 2013 Louder Than Words at the 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival. It's depth is subtle, its issues nuanced.
Read More »From Gilgamesh to the Moon and Beyond: The Enduring Geekdom of Science Fiction
Science fiction is metaphor for a troubled world and a medium to give expression to the apprehensions we all feel as we advance into the unknown.
Read More »Seeking Wellness: Veterans With PTSD
Recovery from the effects of PTSD takes time, but first one must seek help
Read More »Interview with Florence Byham Weinberg, Author of ‘Anselm, a Metamorphosis’
"When a person writes a book, the characters become very dear and very real."
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