Rosendale to screen uncut version of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai
Everybody knows that Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 masterpiece Seven Samurai is widely considered one of the greatest films of all time,
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The all-American dysfunctional family
Affording as it does unaccustomed glimpses of realities alternate to what we regard as the normal world, mental illness has
Diving into the Net at Center for Photography
For visual artists who aren’t intimidated by the use of electronic media and the tools offered by contemporary technology, a
Comedy for a Cause at SPAF to benefit hurricane-displaced pets
Natural disasters bring out the best in many people, and the current rash of fundraising events to help the people
As long as grass is green
Getting elected president of the US is all well and good, but that doesn’t mean that you get to have
Les Misérables is overblown & overrated
Whilst doing some consumer research on laptops recently, I ran across a charming technospeak term that was new to me:
Looking forward to 2013 with Gardiner Town Supervisor Carl Zatz
As he enters the second year of his current administration as Gardiner town supervisor, Carl Zatz seems to be hitting
Hyde Park on Hudson offers up TMI on FDR
Ever since word got out that a movie was being made based on the diaries and letters of Franklin D.
Year in review for the Town of Gardiner
It’s funny how the controversies that tend to dominate the news seem to define how a particular year has gone
Fran’s Top Ten Film List for 2012
Doing this for the first time, I’m discovering that it’s much easier to get outraged about some other film critic’s