DVD Review: Funny Face – Centennial Collection
The first time I saw Fred Astaire glide across the screen with Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936), I was mesmerized. They seemed to move so effortlessly, almost as if they were walking on air. Fred led Ginger in the dance routines like it was the most natural thing in the world. By 1957, Fred […]
DVD Review: Ugly Betty – The Complete Second Season
Ugly Betty is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea (I am Betty, the ugly), written by Fernando Gaitán. It was adapted into a New York City setting by creator/developer Silvio Horta and co-producers Salma Hayek and Ben Silverman, whose production companies Silent H, Ventanarosa and Reveille respectively, partnered with ABC […]
Sophie Dahl talks About Her New Novel Playing With the Grown-Ups
Author Sophie Dahl’s first book, a novella titled The Man With the Dancing Eyes was published back in 2003. The granddaughter of author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal, Sophie has also had a successful career as a model with contracts with such fashion luminaries as Versace, Yves St. Laurent and Pringle. Ms. Dahl has […]