I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Five years, eight months, 12 days and counting -- that's how long Debbie Ocean has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it's going to take -- a team of the best people in the field, starting with her partner-in-crime Lou Miller. Together, they recruit a crew of specialists, in cluding jeweler Amita, street con Constance, suburban mom Tammy, hacker Nine Ball, and fashion designer Rose. Their target -- a necklace that's worth more than $150 million.-WWW Initial release :  5 June 2018 ( USA ) Director :  Gary Ross Film series :  Ocean's Budget :  70 million USD Producers :  George Clooney ,  Steven Soderbergh ,  Susan Ekins Written by( imdb ): Gary Ross ... (screenplay by) & Olivia Milch ... (screenplay by) Gary Ross ... (story by) George Clayton Johnson ... (based upon characters created by) & Jack Golden Russell ... (based upon char...

"Into the Woods poster" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia Stage Play/Musical   (NY Times review By FRANK RICH Published: November 6, 1987) Darker and more sensual SYNOPSIS Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales in a musical format that follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them- imdb PLOT CHANGES  (Tamed for kids, but still has A LOT of innuendos)  Dominick Mayer's film review   When I was a teenager, I used to confuse the story of INTO THE WOODS with Hansel and Gretel's LOST IN THE WOODS .  It took a while for me to realize that these were two different musicals/plays.  INTO THE WOODS is about the rude awakening of the fairy tale characters as they discover th...

Greenbelt 3 poster Dan:  That’s what I love about music.  All these banalities suddenly turn into beautiful pearls. Premise from imdb:  A chance encounter between a disgraced music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter new to Manhattan turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents. Written and Directed by John Carney Music by Gregg Alexander Stranger passing out tracts on subway:  I thought there was no hope.  I thought there were no answers, but then I found God.  He may not be on our time, but He’s always  on  time. BEGIN AGAIN is a very beautiful movie that almost leaves me speechless.   Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo have good on-screen chemistry and I believe that every actor that supported them in the movie was chosen well by Stephanie DeCourcey and Jeanne McCarthy .   Keira is perfect as Gretta and I could also say that Mark is perfect as Dan. Both the screenplay and exe...