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Julie and
Julia ***
reviewed by the Phantom
What a treat to watch Meryl Streep play Julia Child to a tee. This
is a remarkable film that is actually two stories in one: Julie Child in
Paris learning how to cook back in the day, and a present day wanna-be
Julia, living in NYC, cooking up food from Julie'a Art of French Cooking
and writing a blog about it. Some people don't like the dual concept but
I thought it worked quite well. I loved both stories and the back and
forth between them. Movies like this don't come along often enough these
days.
Michael
Jackson concert documentary ***
reviewed by the Phantom
This was a terrific tribute to Michael Jackson. It was non-stop MJ,
singing, dancing and creating his comeback. Little did we know that he
was so drugged out and addled. So watching it is difficult while
entertaining -- it's extremely sad to realize what a monumental loss it is that
Michael is gone. Personal life aside, MJ was a master showman, and his
comeback concerts would have been amazingly successful. As for the
movie, it is all there, a fantastic concert, maybe the best one yet. A
bitter sweet memorial, all his fans should see this documentary.
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