Entertainment

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘And So It Goes’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“And So It Goes” is another enjoyable Rob Reiner comedy in the genre of “As Good As It Gets” (1997, also written by Mark Andrus). It’s a mix of sweet with a lot of sour.

Michael Douglas is perfectly convincing as Oren Little, an irascible realtor widower who is disappointed with life and unable to exhibit the least bit of compassion for his fellow human beings (or, for that matter, for a Rottweiler).

Movie poster for ‘And So It Goes.’ Coutesy/Rotten Tomatoes

Diane Keaton plays his next door neighbor Leah, a lounge singer who is also widowed. Keaton does Read More

‘The Fantasticks’ Musical In Santa Fe Aug. 14-16

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Original Off-Broadway cast album cover. Courtesy/wikipedia.com

CLC News:

“The Fantasticks” musical opens at Christ Lutheran Church, 1701 Arroyo Chamiso in Santa Fe, with performances three nights only at 7 p.m., Aug. 14,15 and 16. The production is sponsored by Christ Lutheran Church, 

“The Fantasticks” musical first opened at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in New York in May 1960. Since then, it has become the longest running production of any kind in the history of American Theatre. Music includes the familiar “Try to remember, the kind of September…” sung by El Gallo, who serves Read More

Topley Performs At Taos ‘Sustainable Sunday Dinners’ Aug. 24

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Bavarian Restaurant, Taos Ski Valle. Courtesy Photo

TSV News:

At 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, Taos Ski Valley’s Bavarian Restaurant in coordination with the organizers of the Taos Solar Music Festival present an intimate evening with musician William Topley at the “Sustainable Sunday Dinners: Farm to Mountain to Table” summer finale event.

The eight week “Sustainable Sunday Dinners: Farm to Mountain to Table,” which began July 15, is held at The Bavarian in Taos Ski Valley every Sunday in July and August. The weekly event consists of a three course, locally grown, seasonally inspired farm-to-table Read More

Albuquerque & Four Corners Pipes and Drums Practices at Pond!

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The Albuquerque & Four Corners Pipes and Drums, the local bagpipe band, holds a special practice Wednesday evening at Ashley Pond in preparation for their upcoming outdoor concert, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Aug. 13 at Ashley Pond. Families and visitors are welcome to bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the unique music of Scotland. Photo by James E. Rickman Read More

Community and Historical Society Discuss First Episode of WGN’s Manhattan

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Discussion got underway following Sunday’s premiere of WGN’s new series, Manhattan, at Time Out Pizzeria. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

LAHS News:

There was an amazing turnout for the Los Alamos Historical Society’s viewing of the premiere of WGN’s new series, Manhattan, a fictionalized look at life in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

There was a great discussion following the show, and the Society has collected some of the common questions that we heard that night and on social media. Every week the Society will be updating a bulletin board in the Museum to continue Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column by JIM O’DONNELL  
Reel Deal Theater 

This week we are opening Guardians of the Galaxy, Sex Tape with Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal, and The Purge: Anarchy. Lucy, will hold for another week. Planes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Begin Again will end this Thursday

Movie Poster for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater

Guardians of the Galaxy: From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team-the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, Read More

Locals View Los Alamos Through Hollywood Lens at Sunday Night’s ‘Manhattan’ Premiere

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Local scientists and historians including Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director Heather McClenahan, right, got a good laugh at some of the artistic license taken in the production of  ‘Manhattan’ during Sunday’s premiere. They said they had been expecting the variences from reality because producers had made it clear that the series was not intended to be true to life. By Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Discussion between local scientists, residents and members of the Los Alamos Historical Society followed Sunday’s premiere of ‘Manhattan’ Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Lucy’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Lucy,” by writer/director Luc Besson, is a contemporary era (rather than futuristic) Sci-Fi flick, immersed in the dark underworld of international drug running.

If you are sensitive to scenes involving blood, torture, execution by gun, or weirdly morphing ooze, don’t bother with this one. The film is rated “R” for strong violence, disturbing images and sexuality. I thought this was a very smart film. I liked it.

First off, the concept of the film is intriguing: what would happen if a human suddenly were able to increase the percentage of her brain to which she Read More

Crowd Joins Los Alamos Historical Society At Time Out Pizzeria For Premiere of ‘Manhattan’

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The private dining room at Time Out Pizzeria on Central Avenue is filling up with community members prepared to watch the premiere of Manhattan this evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The main dining area also is filling up for the big event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Heather McClenahan, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society reminds the crowd that the producers have said repeatedly of this series, ‘This is fiction.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report:

Tonight starts the television series premiere of “Manhattan” Read More