“I wish …” They are the first two and last two words of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods, an audacious and whimsical shuffle of lesson-laden Grimm’s fairy tales. It has long been my wish that a South Florida theater company would take up the challenge of presenting some of Sondheim’s innovative musicals, even though they require large casts of vocally … [Read more...]
Manipulative ‘Measures’ comes by its emotions too easily
The film’s vague, punchy, two-word title suggests a middling actioner/thriller (Extreme Measures, Executive Decision, Under Suspicion) but don’t let Extraordinary Measures fool you. This is a movie for Mom, not Dad. If you’ve seen any of the flood of TV spots for this first film from CBS’ new distribution wing, you’ll know that Extraordinary Measures is another multi-hanky, … [Read more...]