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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?

Written with humor, empathy, honesty, intelligence, and love, this movie is a beautiful, very well-acted inspirational story about a couple who take on the monumental responsibility of adoption and learn to bond with their Instant Family.

Bohemian Rhapsody is a high energy, wonderful story about the legendary British Rock Band QUEEN and its iconic lead singer Freddie Mercury. Add to this, the music everybody loves by these experimental, talented performers.

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With his putty-like facial expressions, uncertain speech pattern accentuated by his British accent, and over-zealous desire to get it right, Rowan Atkinson portrays the bumbling-but clever Agent Johnny English with perfect comic timing so that at its silliest, everyone laughed out loud.

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