There’s no need for a revelio spell here. John Lithgow has fully stepped into his role as Professor Albus Dumbledore on set of the upcoming HBO “Harry Potter” television series. On Tuesday, the actor, 79, was spotted filming the show while sporting a long, white beard, and an oversized robe. John Lithgow as the new Professor Dumbledore. Dean … Read more
movie review WICKED Running time: <br>160 minutes. Rated PG (some scary action, thematic material and brief suggestive material). <br>In theaters. Who can say if “Wicked” has been changed for the better? I do believe it has been changed for the longer. Hollywood has, somewhat mystifyingly, taken a two-and-a-half-hour hit Broadway musical and — hey presto! — … Read more
In “Freud’s Last Session,” when the Oxford academic C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) arrives late to the London home of Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins), Freud’s chow chow, Jofi, brushes him off. The dog, Freud explains, values punctuality. The men’s encounter — concocted for Mark St. Germain’s 2009 play of the same title — is imaginary, but … Read more