Category Archives: reviews

will.i.am: Positively Brilliant

Posted on June 6, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Songland – Series One, Episode Two Ok. Now I get it. All it took was watching will.i.am perform his magic to show me how brilliant he is, and how phenomenal this program could become. There were four songs to choose … Continue reading →

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Elementary: Back for its Final Season

Posted on June 4, 2019 by cdsmiller17

I’ve been watching this TV show from its start, but I have had reservations about it being set in New York City, rather than London. For the premiere of this season, they had two story lines running, one in each … Continue reading →

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And It’s Gonna Take a Long, Long Time

Posted on May 30, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Rocketman (Based on a true fantasy.) Doesn’t that say it all? Elton John is a force of nature. His music and Bernie Taupin’s words have been part of the soundtrack of our lives since the early 70’s. I’ve never liked … Continue reading →

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The Reverse “Launch”

Posted on May 29, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Songland There’s a ‘new’ reality TV show in town. It promises to match songwriters with recording stars, with an instant ‘launch’ on iTunes after the show airs. Now where have I heard that one before? Last night’s premiere had John … Continue reading →

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Hailey Dean a.k.a. Nancy Grace

Posted on May 26, 2019 by cdsmiller17

This series of TV mysteries is really a thinly disguised, but fictionalized, autobiography of Nancy Grace’s life, and the only reason we’re watching them at all is because my sister is dating the producer. Last night we watched “Deadly Estate”: … Continue reading →

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Telling It Like It Was: 70’s Sitcoms

Posted on May 23, 2019 by cdsmiller17

  Live! All in the Family & The Jeffersons Last night’s live event on ABC was a project from Jimmy Kimmel which was inspired by live musicals. Two episodes from these TV shows were performed word-for-word from the original scripts. … Continue reading →

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The Crystal Maze?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Entering the Castle Caroline Myss is a renowned author, intuitive healer, “motivational teacher and popular theologian [who] has created a transcendent work of unique insight and revelation in Entering the Castle. A highly original inner path to self-knowledge, the Castle is also … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Branagh is the Old Shakespeare

Posted on April 10, 2019 by cdsmiller17

All Is True Well, this is a bit awkward: the film came out in the UK in February, but there doesn’t seem to be a release date for the U.S. or Canada. Even the UK DVD release will be later … Continue reading →

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Do the Dead Come Back to Life Again?

Posted on April 9, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Dead Again (1991) This is a Kenneth Branagh film with a twist in the tale: the two lovers return to new lives, but they switch roles. I’m not sure that ever happens in ‘real’ life, but as this story is … Continue reading →

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Dumbo is No Dummy

Posted on April 6, 2019 by cdsmiller17

But Tim Burton is No Walt Disney I expected to shed a teardrop or two with the live action remark of the 1941 animated film, but I wasn’t moved at all. Have I grown too old and jaded or is … Continue reading →

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