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UPLIFTING DOCUMENTARY “BIG VOICE” HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Films about high school music concerts, choral groups and choirs have been around for years. “Mr. Holland’s Opus”, starring Richard Dreyfuss, as a music teacher...
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A CONVERSATION WITH PAKISTANI ACTOR SHAZ KHAN AT 2016 PALM SPRINGS...
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic As a theatre and film critic, I have the good fortune of being able to attend various festivals around the country. I get to see and review films from many...
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27th PALM SPRINGS INTERNATONAL FILM FESTIVAL (PSIFF) WRAPS
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic With the 2016 Oscar nominations now announced we are in the dark, same as the general public as to which Foreign films will take home that coveted gold covered...
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ANGLO/INDIAN BIOPIC ENGAGES WITH ARTISTRY AND STYLE
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic In “The Man Who Knew Infinity”, the world of 1914 eerily resonates with thorny issues still plaguing the 21st century; especially when it comes to culture,...
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MATT DAMON AS JASON BOURNE BACK IN ACTION
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic When the Jason Bourne franchise was launched in 2002 with Matt Damon playing the super-secret, “black Ops” government assassin who didn’t know his own name or own...
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WOODY ALLEN RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS IN “CAFÉ SOCIETY” FILM
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic In a full disclosure confession up front, I have been a fan of Allen Konigsberg, aka Woody Allen, since I saw him perform standup comedy routines in clubs in...
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VETERAN ACTOR HAL LINDEN – STILL HERE AND GOING STRONG
By Lisa Lyons Hal Linden From the Broadway stage, where he won a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for “The Rothschilds”, to his Emmy-nominated performance as the laid back police captain in “Barney...
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CLOSING OUT 2016 WITH THREE MOVIE – MINI REVIEWS
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic As the year 2016 comes closer to becoming the year 2017, it may be a good time to sample three genres that that hopefully scored with its fan base, perhaps luring...
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SMART, SEXY, FILM DRAMA ABOUT LOVE AND LIFE CHOICES RESONATES
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic How many times have we all pondered those lamentable words, ‘If I had the chance to live my life all over again would I make the same choices?’ Maybe some of us...
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TOPICAL BUT GLOOMY DRAMA REGISTERS WITH JOB LOSS AMERICA
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Now is the winter of our discontent… job wise that is. And the problems of the American economy and the details of how to fix it aren’t getting any rosier if one...
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