By Joan Ellis Zero Dark Thirty has become a current event. Who but director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal would have tackled the daunting challenge of filming the hunt for Osama Bin Laden barely…
By Flo Higgins The Pisces birthday folks are born from Monday, Feb. 18 until mid-March. These souls are magical, mystical and rich in creative talents. The only thing between them and big success is their…
LITTLE SILVER –The perfect cure for the winter blues – a visit to Sickles Market’s greenhouse during its Annual Artists’ Weekend Feb. 16-17. Each day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. approximately a dozen artists…
By Joan Ellis How often do you see a nearly perfect movie? Quartet is just that. First credit goes to Dustin Hoffman who exploded into our movie lives 46 years ago as The Graduate. Now,…
By Flo Higgins Anyone born this week is born on the cusp of Aquarius and Pisces. Just that one fact will give you a person of genius, one who will learn to combine the unique…
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – I Take This Man will be staged at the First Avenue Playhouse, 123 First Ave., through Feb. 23. The story is about what happens after lovely young Gideon Hollis spots an unconscious…
RED BANK – Two River Theater Company continues its 2012-2013 Season with August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production will run at the Two River’s Rechnitz Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., through…
By Joan Ellis Pulp Fiction was an exciting innovation; Inglourious Basterds was a masterpiece. But hasn’t Quentin Tarantino crossed the line in Django Unchained (wonderful title) by targeting American slaves with his love of ferocious violence? It is…
By Flo Higgins One outstanding trait of the Aquarian born this week would certainly be their ability to stand out in a crowd. Because this fixed air sign does not like to conform to many…
RED BANK – Young instrumentalists from some of the nation’s top conservatories will present a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank (Tower Hill), 255 Harding Road.…