Dallas Buyers Club takes the painful issue of the HIV AIDS epidemic in the United States and makes it personal. This great movie tells the extraordinary true story of Texan Ron Woodroof. He's a straight southern cowboy who knew nothing at all about the HIV virus when he was first told that he had it. He … Continue reading Dallas Buyers Club Makes the HIV Epidemic Personal
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Where Will Women Be on Oscar Night 2012?
I'll be writing on Oscar night 2012, where will you be? It may seem terribly boring, but the fact is I gave up my television about 3 years ago, and so it goes. Last year I went to a showing of the Oscar awards downtown, and while it was fun, coming home by subway that … Continue reading Where Will Women Be on Oscar Night 2012?