By: debbie lynn elias Powerful. Impressive. Visceral. Heartbreaking. Humbling. Inspiring. You all probably remember, or at least know of, the beloved television series “Flipper.” An integral part of the success of “Flipper” was Richard O’Barry who, in the 1960’s was the world’s leading authority on dolphin training. The Flipper lagoon,
By: debbie lynn elias Originally published in 1843, Charles Dickens’ “ A Christmas Carol” is believed to be one of the greatest Christmas stories ever told. And I have to agree. Next to “Oliver Twist”, “A Christmas Carol” is my favorite Charles Dickens novel. I still remember on reading it
By: debbie lynn elias From the opening frame of CRAZY HEART, I knew I was seeing an award-worthy film. Pure, raw emotion. Heartwarming. Heart-wrenching. Joyous. Inspiring. Hopeful. Introspective. All hallmarks of the best of the best. From the minute Jeff Bridges appeared on screen, I knew I was seeing an
By: debbie lynn elias When Jason Bateman first talked to me last year about an upcoming film of his called “the Baster”, it sounded incredibly amusing (particularly as he described it with his patented droll ironic delivery). When I heard that Josh Gordon and Will Speck, the team who brought
By: debbie lynn elias Some of the greatest movie-going experiences of my childhood – and life – as well as that of so many others of my generation, were those through the Disney True-Life Adventure films. Not only were they educational and entertaining, but they sparked interest and raised questions
By: debbie lynn elias Somehow your past always finds its way into your future – particularly if it’s something, shall we say, questionable, that you may have done or didn’t do. And even moreso if it’s something from your youth. Let’s face it. When we’re young and in those angst-filled
By: debbie lynn elias In this final weekend of the “awards season” it seems only fitting that I turn my attention and yours to someone who is already an award winner and to many, a household name – Jay McCarroll – Season One winner of the award winning tv series
By: debbie lynn elias Come on. Admit it. When you were a small (or maybe not so small) child, didn’t you sometimes lie in wait on Christmas Eve, just hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus, and as you were laying there, didn’t you just wonder, even if only
By: debbie lynn elias Anyone that knows me, knows this; when it comes to Jim Carrey, I am not a fan. With only two exceptions, I would rather have a root canal than watch a Carrey film. And after seeing “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, I still prefer root
By: debbie lynn elias Newcomer Michael Clancy makes his debut as writer-director with one of the darkest, and funniest, comedies of the year, “Eulogy.” The premise is simple – three generations come together for the funeral of the family patriarch. Grandpa has just passed and the clan gathers at Grandma’s
