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KPBS Film Club reviews “Shutter Island,” “Red Riding Trilogy,” “Une Prophet,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Ghost Writer” and Oscar

March 10th, 2010 by Scott Marks

I don’t think the bookworm liked me.

Jerry Griswold, the director of SDSU’s National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, was on to talk about the differences between Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton. Instead of giving me a vacation, Griswold came out swinging all because I nice things to say about the 3-D version of “Alice in Wonderland!” Made for grate radio!

My favorite shows are when Beth and I disagree on everything and today was one such example. Beth didn’t even like the Oscars and her thoughts on “Shutter Island” made me shudder! 

If I seem more hurried than usual you have Marty to thank. Wanting to ensure that we didn’t go over and bump the “Shutter Island” review, I tried my best to be brief. So did our producer Angela Carone who kept the segments flying at a brisk pace in order to allow time to pay my respects to Him. The three listeners who actually put stock in my opinions needed to hear them.
 

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KPBS Film Club reviews AVATAR, ME AND ORSON WELLES, A SINGLE MAN, UP IN THE AIR, INVICTUS, SHERLOCK HOLMES, BROKEN EMBRACES, NINE and Sophia Loren’s face

December 23rd, 2009 by Scott Marks

Juliane Moore & Colin Firth in Tom Ford’s “A Single Man.”

Doug Myrland makes his farewell appearance at KPBS filling in for Maureen Cavanaugh. It was a Jam packed show today as we cover eight new releases and the woman in the lizard’s skin, Miss. Sophia Loren.

Thanks and much appreciation to the crew that makes “These Days” happen: Maureen Cavanaugh, Kurt Kohnen, Hank Crook, Pat Finn, Natalie Walsh, Nate Gibbs, the best producer in all God’s creation, Angela Carone (who at the age of thirty-something finally saw her first 3D movie) and even my rascally on-air sparring partner Beth Accomando. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all you gancer machers behind the scenes.

And thanks to you listeners who stop me in the supermarket or on line for a movie to tell me, “You know, if you say it’s a good picture I stay away, but if you slam it, I’ll run to see it.” God Bless you most of all. Just keep using me as a barometer in reverse. I’ll never let you down.

Thanks to all for another year of great radio.

Be back on the air in early January with the 10 Best of 2009 and our Decade’s Best. 

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