Roger Ebert gave a highly positive review of “Hugo” recently: “Hugo” is unlike any other film Martin Scorsese has ever made, and yet possibly the closest to his heart: a big-budget, family epic in 3-D, and in some ways, a mirror of his own life. We feel a great artist has been given command of the tools and resources he needs to make a movie about — movies. That he also makes it a fable that will be fascinating for (some, not all) children is a measure of what feeling went into it. via Hugo :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews Scorsese…
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I had no idea that some of the original members of classic 60’s group The Zombies were playing together again, but I happened upon a repeat of the World Cafe show where they sang some songs from their new album, accompanied by piano. And then they sang their classic, it’s a rough version but live, live, live. Actually, there’s something about their voices that reminds me a lot of much more contemporary groups, they’ve still got a compelling sound. In today’s World Cafe session, Argent tells the story of his attempt to meet his idol, Elvis Presley, in 1965 by…
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