Typically the day after Thanksgiving is officially Black Friday when most Americans shop for deals and specials, but on November 24, 2017, inside the gorgeous rainbow-lit John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, I was officially Gobsmacked!
Disney-Pixar’s “Coco” can best be described as heartwarming and thought provoking. Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, the film tells the story of twelve-year-old Miguel Rivera, whose family despises music. After having seen “Coco”, I became fascinated with the Rivera family’s thoughts on music, as well as how the Land of the Dead was depicted.
On “Cyber Monday”, November 27, Rams Head is offering surcharge free tickets all day beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 11:59 p.m. All Rams Head On Stage concerts in Annapolis, “Rams Head Presents” concerts at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis and “Rams Head Presents” concerts at The Key West Theater in Key West, Florida are eligible.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano welcomed back André Watts for Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor. It’s one of Rachmaninoff’s most captivating piano concertos. It has endeared audiences since it’s 1901 premiere.
Marvel’s most well-known antihero, Frank Castle aka The Punisher, makes his headlining series debut on Netflix’s The Punisher. Returning to the role he perfected in Season 2 of Daredevil, Jon Bernthal is back as The Punisher. Episode 1 entitled “3am” opens with Frank finding and killing the last members of the criminals groups which ended his family’s lives: the Dogs of Hell bikers, the sole survivor of the Mexican Cartel of NYC, and the last member of the Kitchen Irish.
Disney-Pixar’s animated films are, in the words of Prospero, “such stuff as dreams are made on.” They’ve given us the “Toy Story” series, “Monsters, Inc.”, the sequel, “Monsters University” and the “Cars” movies. Just before Thanksgiving, Disney-Pixar will release “Coco,” a film that revolves around a young boy named Miguel, who challenges his family’s ban on music. I had a chance to speak with the co-director of “Coco,” Adrian Molina, who also co-wrote the script for the film.
Feld Entertainment, Inc., the worldwide leader in producing live touring family entertainment, announces it will bring the Academy Award® winning and number one animated feature film of all time, Disney’s Frozen, to life. Disney On Ice presents Frozen visits Washington, D.C. from February 14 to February 19 for 10 performances at the Capital One Arena, formerly known as Verizon Center; tickets are on sale now.
On this edition of INTERVUE, I talked to the team behind this season’s feel good film, Wonder. The movie, based on the novel of the same name stars Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson & Jacob Tremblay. WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. I recently sat down with “Wonder” author R.J. Palacio and director & screenwriter Stephen Chbosky to discuss this amazing film.
