Entertainment

This Week at the Reel Deal

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By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater

Today, we are opening The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. On Friday, we will open Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

 We will hold The Theory of Everything and Exodus until Christmas Eve and open Wild and The Interview on Christmas Day.

The buzz in Hollywood is whether or not Sony Pictures will actually open The Interview due to the fallout and Internet hacking with and by the North Koreans. The film plot follows two journalists played by Seth Rogen and James Franco whom the CIA recruits to assassinate Kim Jong-un. The North Koreans have Read More

Holiday Laser Light Show At NMMNHS Planetarium

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NMMNHS News:

Celebrate the holidays with the sights and sounds of laser concerts in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Planetarium.

Two laser systems will fill the planetarium dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and light to envelope the viewer. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.

For only four afternoons, families can see favorite holiday songs transformed into a feast for the eyes in Winter Holiday Celebration. This is an ideal program for people of all ages with laser characters, animations, Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Theory of Everything’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“The Theory of Everything” tells the story of Steven Hawking and his first wife, Jane, who met while they were students at Cambridge. The movie is based on Jane Hawking’s memoir, Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Steven. With the help of the memoir, we gain insight into a more human and emotional side of the famous physicist.

Movie poster for ‘The Theory of Everything.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater

Hawking was diagnosed with a form of ALS in 1963 while working on his doctorate. He and Jane had, by then, fallen in love. The diagnosis came with the news Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” is a film exploring the self-absorption of actors, the nature of reality and the role of the theatrical arts in the lives of those who watch. Or it could be a movie about what is real and our own self-absorption. Either way, it is a film one must negotiate along with the characters.

Birdman is worthy of our attention. It was nominated for 7 Golden Globes, on Thursday, and garnered four nominations from the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday. Oscar nods are rumored, as you might expect.

But, be aware that this is Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater  

This Friday we are opening The Theory of Everything and Exodus. Penguins of Madagascar, and Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 will hold for another week. Birdman and Horrible Bosses 2 will end this Thursday.

I saw Birdman last night and it probably is in my top three favorite films so far this year. This film is one you want to see on the big screen as it is set within the vestiges of the rambling old St. James Theater (est. 1927) in New York City which in its youth premiered the likes of Oklahoma, The King and I, and Hello Dolly. It really sets the stage Read More

Unquarked The Wine Room Hosts Holiday Happy Hour For Teachers Friday Dec. 12 In Central Park Square

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Unquarked The Wine Room Operation Manager Veronica Black-Stepp with new server Scott Beguin Friday said the new establishment in Central Park Square is hosting a special ‘Teacher Appreciation Holiday Happy Hour’ 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. ‘We’ll have drawings for gifts such as t-shirts, wine glasses and wine accessories. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Drawings for wine collars, t-shirts, wine glasses and wine accessories will be held during the ‘Teacher Appreciation Holiday Happy Hour’ 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at Unquarked Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater  

This Friday our line-up will be Birdman, Penguins of Madagascar, Horrible Bosses 2 and Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1. Interstellar will end this Thursday.

Birdman won Best Picture and Michael Keaton won Best Actor for his performance at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last evening. This film will open at the Reel Deal this Friday and probably run for one week only unless folks really come out for it in which case we could play it for two weeks. It has gotten rave reviews so we hope to see you at the theater.

Theory of Everything will open Read More

Mesa Library Presents ‘Bagdad Cafe’ Thursday

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Movie poster for ‘Bagdad Cafe.’ Courtesy/amazon.com

Review by KELLY DOLEJSI:

Moviegoers in France, Germany, and even Seattle love “Bagdad Cafe” (1987, rated PG). This incredible and incredibly strange film has won awards across the globe for its casting, acting, and screenplay, and was chosen Best Foreign Film several times over. What will Los Alamos think? That’s always an interesting question to ask.

“Bagdad Cafe,” showing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mesa Public Library (upstairs meeting room), begins with a German couple on a desolate road. They are well-dressed — over-dressed Read More