Ah, another Christmas, when we Jews can re-connect with our inner child of societal alienation. While the Christians celebrate with Christmas geese, gingerbread houses, stockings and gifts under a fragrant tree, we're still scraping the wax drippings from our Hannukah candles off the kitchen counter. And maybe sheepishly going out for a movie and Chinese food. It is refreshing, however, to see that even the Christmas story has been reconfigured as a social media event, appealing to all denominations. Happy Holidays, everyone! May your tweets be merry and bright.
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December 29, 2010
December 29, 2006
Laughing Liberally
KATIE HALPER
"DeLay retired...Rumsfeld resigned...Bush became a lame duck...Cheney shot a dude in the face...who can forget 2006?"
Be sure to catch Laughing Liberally at Town Hall tomorrow night for an evening of leftist stand-up comedy, with special guest, Congressman Charles B. Rangel.
I'm particularly proud that my niece, Katie Halper is one of the performers. Check out her Blog , it's hysterical.
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Recommended Films
- The ArtistJust ok. Very well done technically - an actual silent film, but I was expecting something a little more dramatic.
- MelancholiaA very strange film which some people hated. But I thought it was fascinating. A great performance by Kirsten Dunst, unlike anything she's ever done. An element of science fiction, a planet called Melancholia on a collision course with earth, underlies the story. It's an obvious allusion to the mental state of the main character, but as far as I'm concerned, the director pulled it off. Much better, I thought, than Tree of Life, which also had metaphysical intimations, but was simply boring and pedantic.
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyBased on John Le Carre's novel. Excellent, great acting, but demanding plot.
- Crazy HeartGreat country music and performance by Jeff Bridges. The story was as tired as some of the worn out dives where his character, a washed out country singer, performs, but still worth seeing. Maggie Gillynhall as a love interest was grossly miscast.
- UP IN THE AIRA surprisingly wonderful performance by George Clooney. The film is timely and has an edge in this tough economic and emotional climate.
- AVATARSpectacular!! See in IMAX, 3D
- Baghdad CafeIndie film rented from Netfix. VERY quirky, don't expect a Hollywood blockbuster! German woman stranded in the dessert meets up with an odd assortment of characters, including a Hollywood set painter played by Jack Palance!
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Jane Leavy: The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
John Heilemann: Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
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Brian Solis: Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs
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