I just got back from seeing the movie remake of Fame, the 1980 Broadway musical. It had lots of decent music, and a SUPERB performance by Megan Mullaly, as well as a notable role for Kelsey Grammar and lots of pretty well choreographed dance routines. However, the movie overall lacked flow and connectivity, and by [...]
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Okay, no cookies. But I finally got around to seeing Milk, the biography of slain San Francisco supervisor and first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States.
Verdict: moving and basically amazing in every way. If you haven’t seen it, make a point to. Plus Sean Penn was particularly good; I suppose this performance [...]
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