Opinion & Columns

Izraelevitz: Happy Passover and Happy Shopping!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 12, 2014

Happy Passover and Happy Shopping!

By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ

Monday night begins the Jewish holiday of Passover, which commemorates the Exodus of the ancient Israelites from Egyptian slavery. Accompanied by friends, my family will be holding a celebratory dinner along with the ceremonial retelling of this story according to Jewish ritual, the Passover Seder.

There are many themes in this ceremony, the precious value of personal freedom, religion as a source of strength during adversity, many others. And if you will bear with me, the value of shopping locally here in Los Alamos.

The Seder has four Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 12, 2014

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’

Review by CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB

Movie poster for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel. Courtesy Reel Deal Theater

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” director Wes Anderson’s latest cinematic romp, is all that we’ve come to appreciate about Anderson’s films (“Moonrise Kingdom” and “The Royal Tannenbaums”, for example), only better.

It is vastly entertaining, rich in minute visual details, and presenting a surprising scene at nearly every turn. The film earned four chilies (out of a possible four) Read More

Letter to the Editor: Let’s Talk About APD

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 10, 2014

By PATRICK DAVIS

Progress Now NM

Let’s talk about the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) … 37 shootings, some justified, some likely not.

Everyone has an opinion and everyone agrees: it’s time for a different approach … 37 shootings. Read More

Letter to the Editor: We Want To Deal With Film Crew Issues Immediately

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 10, 2014

By JON HENDRY, Business Agent

IATSE Local 480, Film Technicians of New Mexico

I read with interest the recent letters to the editor about filming in Los Alamos. I would have thought the argument that economic development creating high paying jobs and opportunities for New Mexicans may cause inconvenience would not fly in Los Alamos.

I could argue the benefits to the County, but I’ll let the New Mexico Film office address that issue.

There is no excuse for bad behavior or attitude on behalf of film crews. We want to know if there are people littering, etc,. in order to deal with

This Week at the Reel Deal

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 9, 2014

Column By JIM O’DONNELL

Reel Deal Theater

This week we are opening The Grand Budapest Hotel, Rio 2 and Need for Speed. We will hold Captain America for another week. Noah, Muppets Most Wanted, and Divergent end this Thursday.

After dozens of requests we finally got a print of The Grand Budapest Hotel after weeks of haggling. This comedy/drama is getting reviews in the 90 percent plus range. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Also on our short list, we plan to show 50-1, Read More

How the Hen House Turns: For Scooter—Dealing With Loss

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 9, 2014

How the Hen House Turns:

For Scooter—Dealing With Loss

Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

Dogs seem to vary widely in their ability to create understanding from new evidence. When Turkey died, Scooter didn’t get it, but DeeDee did.

So it was not surprising that Scooter did not understand where DeeDee had gone when she died. Even the familiar body, so inert, did not trigger her curiosity, much less grief. After that day, Scooter wandered here and there looking for DeeDee. Obviously, she missed her life-long companion. We felt it was important to keep to the same familiar routine, but she couldn’t Read More