Hollywood doesn’t make many true holiday movies anymore. This year, there are only two that actually revolve around Christmas – “The Best Man Holiday,” a surprise hit released in November, and “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas.”
Remember when Beanie Babies, Power Ranger action figures, and Cabbage Patch Kids made your children shout out with glee on Christmas morning? Through their letters to Santa, parents knew exactly what presents would put ear-to-ear grins on their children’s faces.
“Philomena” is a prime example of a storytelling technique known as the Trojan Horse. Like the Greeks at the gates of Troy, the film uses a genial, familiar tone and a well-worn genre to sneak in an edgy political message to an audience that might otherwise be turned off by it.
I’m starting to really like Facebook. I like seeing what people are up to, even if it’s just what they want me to think they’re up to.
Here’s a multiple-choice question: At the recent City Council workshop on attic space and the “bulk, mass and scale of housing,” which of the following groups were in attendance?
From the 1870s into the first decade of the twentieth century, the Port Chester Journal was the principal paper of the Town of Rye, reporting news and commentary about the Village of Rye, the hamlet of Milton and other nearby communities.
Carver Center kids are staying warm thanks to The Children’s Hope Chest.
The Black Hats four-year journey culminated in a legendary season.
