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   “What's Up Doc?” remains, in my opinion, one of the funniest movies to ever come out of Hollywood. Fifty (gulp!) years later, it still holds up. This farcical tale centers on four identical overnight bags that get mixed up causing all kinds of hilarious trouble. One of the bags is full of expensive jewelry; another, top-secret government papers; another, igneous rocks belonging to Dr. Howard Bannister (Ryan O'Neal); and the fourth, the clothes and belongings of Judy Maxwell (Barbra Streisand), who seems to cause problems wherever she goes. The bags get mixed up in a San Francisco hotel when people are trying to steal the jewels and the government papers and get the wrong ones. Another mix up – perpetuated by Judy – is that the man giving Howard grant money believes Judy is his fiance, Eunice Burns (Madeline Kahn). Eunice – again, thanks to Judy – is eventually kidnapped by the people trying to steal the jewels. When everyone realizes there are actually four identical ...

 

  After studying jazz piano in his native Australia, Konrad moved to the US and toured extensively with jazz greats like trumpeter James Morrison and with the John Pizzarelli Quartet, leading to over 1000 performances in just four years. In 2017 he became artistic director of the legendary Ballroom on the West Coast and founded his own trio. Their focus is on standards—tunes collectively known as the American Songbook. Direct, simple, yet intriguing they improvise solo narratives with toe-tapping nonchalant grace. March 3, 2022 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University For more information:  https://www.friendsofgoodmusic.com/performances

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  Anyone who has had to deal with an addiction – their own or a loved one's – will be able to relate to the characters in “Four Good Days.” Anyone who hasn't should consider themselves lucky, and may learn something from the movie. Glenn Close, who is good in everything she does, plays the mother of Molly (Mila Kunis), a young woman who has been battling a heroin addition for years. We learn later that, like so many others, her addiction started when she was prescribed opioids after an injury. Close's character, Deb, doesn't want to let Molly back into her life when her strung out daughter knocks on her door because Deb's been through the lying, the stealing and, of course, the relapse into drug use so many times before. She does give in, however, and takes Molly to a detox facility. As Molly is getting discharged, a doctor tells her if she can stay clean for four more days she can get a shot to help her fight her addiction. During those four days we see Moll...

  The '60s Diary is a coming of age story with a twist: 70-year-old Rose is reading the diary she started when she was 10-year-old Rosie. The story alternates between Rosie's diary entries and Rose's comments on them. Because, obviously, Rose knows what's coming next she also comments on that and occasionally wishes she could warn Rosie or give her advice on what's ahead for her. The story centers on Rosie and her boyfriend Bobby, who she met in grade school after he moved from California. It includes everything you would expect from a first-love story, and a little bit more, but the author tells it so beautifully it doesn't seem old or trite. Readers know very early on that Rosie and Bobby don't end up together, but we don't know why until a bit later. The events leading up to that “why” aren't explained until the last part of the book. We also learn about Rosie's mother, a stay-at-home mom who wanted to be a teacher, but married yo...

  For the first half hour of so of “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” I kept thinking Jessica Chastain was playing Tammy Faye Bakker like a cartoon character. Then it dawned on me: Tammy Faye's public persona was, pretty much, a cartoon character. The story starts with Tammy Faye as a little girl who desperately wants to go to church but her mother won't allow it bcause she's divorced and her presence would remind people of that. Tammy Faye does eventually sneak into the church, where she is touched by the Holy Spirit and starts speaking in tongues. The movie then skips ahead to Tammy and Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield) in bible college, and how their romance started. It then shows how they became affiliated with Pat Robertson, the beginnings of The 700 Club, and their own PTL Club. Jerry Falwell (played wonderfully by Vincent D'Onofrio) is introduced into the mix as well. It also shows how they realize when Tammy cries on camera, donations start pouring in. Their obsessi...

  I don't understand the hatred for this movie. I think it was too long but, other than that, it was OK. I think it helped to shine a light on a lot of issues like suicide, teen depression, communication between parents and their kids, different classes of people not understanding each other, how one little seemingly harmless lie can spiral out of control. I will never count it among my favorites, but I'm glad I watched it.