Author: Rebecca Wright

DVD Review: Charlie Wilson’s War

Based on a true story, Charlie Wilson’s War brings together three top stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. The script was written by The West Wing and A Few Good Men scribe Aaron Sorkin, a man who...

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Academy Honors Bette Davis

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in association with the Film Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will present “A Centennial Tribute to Bette Davis” on...

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DVD Review: Cloverfield

With an aggressive marketing campaign, Cloverfield was poised to make a splash on the theatrical scene. Like The Blair Witch Project and Snakes on a Plane before it, the buzz started in earnest on the internet. For awhile, the...

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DVD Review: Bernard and Doris

Doris Duke was the only child of tobacco and electric energy tycoon James Buchannan Duke and his second wife, Nanaline Holt Inman. When Doris’ father died in 1925, he left roughly $100 million (about $1 billion in 2005...

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Sophie Dahl on “The Book Show”

Sophie Dahl, granddaughter of writer Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal, has her second book, Playing With the Grown-ups: A Novel debuting in the United States tomorrow. Publishers Weekly describes the novel this way:...

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DVD Review: Sharkwater

Sharks are generally thought of as very dangerous creatures. Hollywood films such as Jaws have only cemented the sharks reputation as a human killing machine. While Jaws is a classic thriller, the story has no basis in fact and...

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