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Many of us grownups fantasize about going back to middle or high school where…

A preview of the Best of … the 2019 Miami Film Festival.

Not long ago, Miami and Miami Beach had designated “seasons” for social activities. Not…

Fighting with My Family is fast-paced, funny, and totally engaging. The characters are quirky and lovable. I would have liked Fighting with My Family to go on and on, that’s how enjoyable it was.

A focus on detail, detail, detail, is the secret to the enormous success of Bruce Orosz, head of ACT Productions.

NATPE Miami 2019 outdid itself. For those who aren’t familiar with the acronym, NATPE stands for National Association of Television Programming Executives. NATPE is a Trade Show that represents the Entertainment Industry. NATPE is the global marketplace where creative, technical, and promotional ideas are shared. This is where program content is introduced, bought and sold. This is where it is decided what WE get to watch on our television screens in the future.

In its 17th year in Miami Beach, Art Basel has inspired more than 20 satellite Art Fairs on the Beach and in Miami resulting in Miami Art Week.

Mary Queen of Scots opens with Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, going to the chopping block to be beheaded after being imprisoned by her cousin, Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England. The movie then goes into the back story and what led to her execution by effectively showing Sixteenth Century misogyny, sexuality, rivalry, competitiveness, jealousy, women’s empowerment, sense of entitlement, and dysfunctional family connections.

In CREED II, Adonis Creed is challenged to fight Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago, the Russian boxer who killed his father Apollo Creed. CREED II focuses mostly on Adonis Creed’s grueling preparation for the fight, with the backstory about his changing personal life. He and his lady, Bianca, are about to have a baby. As with Rocky and all the Rocky sequels, it’s clear who to cheer for and who to boo. When the Rocky theme played, we cheered for the winner.

Hugh Jackman portraying Gary Hart was excellent casting. Also, this movie is very timely. It got me thinking about then and now. Now, in 2018, while in this #MeToo era, would Gary Hart, a Yale graduate, a prominent Attorney, a Senator, be judged as harshly as he was then in 1987, or would his perceived indiscretions be forgiven?