Chris writes: Dr. Thomas Shippey will deliver the lecture “Narnia and Middle-Earth: Seventy Years on and Still Accelerating” at Marymount University, in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. Join us at 7 PM in the Reinsch Library for the talk, reception to follow. [marymount.edu]
Day: April 3, 2006
“Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School” has a clunky title but an elegant concept: that the fantasy of the fresh start is attainable for all of us. It’s as easy as one, two, cha-cha-cha. Yes, this is another one of those movies about finding your own soul, and perhaps a soul mate, on the dance floor. But “Marilyn Hotchkiss” demonstrates that the same old construct can be made thrillingly fresh with the right components. In fact, this film does other power-of-dance movies one better by downplaying the dancing — it’s in there, but doled out carefully — and underscoring what its brethren often lack: a compelling, wrenching and wonderfully inspiring story. [More]
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Hot off his stint as a counter-terrorist operative on “24,” Sean Astin is in negotiations to star in ABC’s comedy pilot “The Guys,” about five dads who become friends when their kids have a playdate at the home of one of them. Astin, famed for playing a hobbit in the “Lord of the Rings” movies, is in theaters with “Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School.” He next appears opposite Adam Sandler in “Click,” which opens June 23. [More]