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Comment by wiffledust on January 27, 2013 at 9:33am

this is an oldie that i didn't appreciate back in the day but do now..."brighton beach memoirs". it's the first in a trilogy of semi autuobiographical movies about playwright neil simon. this one is set in 1937 brooklyn and is simply about coming of age in the neighborhood during the depression. it's sweet and funny but gently done. the filming and the pacing is really good. the faces look more irish than jewish, but it works. nothing exciting happens, there are no big gags, but it's a gentle movie that moves along nicely and takes you on a sweet trip back into americana and gives you a glimpse of the artist's beginnings as well. 

Comment by wiffledust on January 25, 2013 at 8:21pm

i know. that's why i'm keeping an open mind about it. it might be total garbage, but i didn't think chris knew what he was talking about

Comment by Robin Williamson McBrearty on January 25, 2013 at 8:19pm

Chris Matthews wasn't the only source of my comments.

Comment by wiffledust on January 25, 2013 at 8:09pm

You can't miss Lincoln, Maryanne....Hyde Park may be facile and one-faceted, but I saw Chris Matthews incorrectly sizing up some FDR history. I remember it, because I was so surprised at how uninformed he was for someone who loves historical biography and also noticed how he shut up his informed guest. 

Comment by Robin Williamson McBrearty on January 25, 2013 at 7:51pm

The reviews I've read and heard (including Chris Matthews, whom I believe is a noted historian) suggest that Hyde Park is very facile and one-faceted, focusing on FDR's actual and alleged sexual predilections to the exclusion of everything else except the King & Queen of England.  I have no interest in seeing the movie.  H.R. Brands' book A Traitor to His Class is a much more comprehensive exploration of this very complex, conflicted man. 

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on January 25, 2013 at 7:40pm

Hyde Park is gone :-( guess it is either Les Miserables or Lincoln this weekend

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on January 25, 2013 at 7:20pm

I want to see Lincoln too, sounds like it is good from what the entire world is saying ... oh decisions decisions!

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on January 25, 2013 at 7:18pm

That one would be hard for me to watch, Not Fade Away. I once was married to a musician who "almost" made it. Lot of gigs, and on stage with bigger bands, and a record and then pffffft ... it was a tough life filled with lots of crazy times/adventures and a lot of tears. Life mimics art or is it Art mimics life?

Comment by wiffledust on January 25, 2013 at 7:10pm

another suggestion..."not fade away"...david chase's film check out the trailer down below. great story of being an artist in this country at a particular time in history. great acting!

Comment by wiffledust on January 25, 2013 at 7:07pm

love these reviews...! thanks for zooming them in in time for people's watchings this weekend. keep 'em coming!

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