January 2012 – Mostly Musical Theatre

The view from Macworld iWorld 2012

It’s the ultimate Apple/Mac geek fest — the annual Macworld conference in San Francisco’s Moscone Center….this year re-named “Macworld iWorld” to emphasize the role that the internet now has. There was fear a few years back that Apple (who chose to stop attending the conference) would sound the death knell for Macworld — farContinue reading “The view from Macworld iWorld 2012”

Will America buy “Smash”? – NBC – Pilot episode (review)

Your going to love it or your going to hate it, but there isn’t anyone that will be able to say that SMASH isn’t slick, well-produced, and professional when it comes to musical numbers. It’s no GLEE (thankfully); but will America buy into a show about creating a Broadway show? In the pilot episode, (toContinue reading “Will America buy “Smash”? – NBC – Pilot episode (review)”

2011 Holiday Release Movies – Capsule Reviews

In lieu of full reviews for each of the following films as I have done in past holiday seasons, this year the movies are so well known and so thoroughly reviewed elsewhere that I will merely add capsule review summaries….From the sublime to the terrible: THE ARTIST, currently front runner for Best Picture, and deservedlyContinue reading “2011 Holiday Release Movies – Capsule Reviews”