Movie poster for ‘Born Yesterday’.

 

If only real life were as satisfyingly ironic as the plot of “Born Yesterday” (1950) screening at 6:30 p.m., Thursday at Mesa Public Library as part of its Free Film Series.

In the spirit of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” the film features an educated man “remaking” an unrefined woman. However, in this case, it is the woman’s patronizing though even less refined fiance who hires the handsome tutor.

The phrase “you have no one to blame but yourself” has never been more apt, as the loud, brash Read More

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“The Accountant” stars Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, an autistic guy who happens to be a math savant. He works as a very private accountant for some of the world’s most notorious characters, un-cooking their books.

Now he’s laying low, has his own CPA firm and is helping people, like one farm couple trying to figure out their tax liability. And, oh, by the way, he is a sharpshooter and can whip any bad dude in seconds with his bare hands.

Christian takes on a supersize accounting mess with a corporation run by a brother and sister team (John Lithgow and Jean Smart). Read More