Archive for December, 2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
If 40 is the new 30 in Hollywood, then 80 is likely the new 1 year old, at least according to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. More than unusual and bordering on just plain silly, even though originally penned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, who must be fidgeting in his coffin, the film is concocted by Forrest Gump screenwriter Eric Roth and directed by David Fincher (Zodiac, Fight Club), which should give you an idea of the clashing sentiments that rule here.
Yes Man | The Day The Earth Stood Still | Doubt
Is Yes Man a riot and does Jim Carrey get to live up to his own reputation in this mind-control motor-mouth outing? The answer is yes and no. Finding himself deep into midlife-crisis territory with pressing identity reinvention issues, Carrey makes a less-than-winning bid to pull off sweet, sexy, serious and outrageous all at the same time.
Nibbles & Bits: for week of Dec. 18 – Dec. 24
From the folks who brought us the authentic French destination Bistro du Village, also in Port Washington, comes this evocative wine bar. It features a wide variety of wines by the glass and a small-plate menu from which to construct a casual dinner or a pre-meal tasting before heading down the street to their main event.
Waterside And Wonderful
Long Island waterside restaurants continue to put to rest that old restaurant adage about dining with water views: good view, bad food. Witness Prime on Huntington Harbor and the Mill Pond House, right next door to here in Centerport, where Pier 441, the newest successful room with a view, appeared earlier this year.
Natalie’s Law
In a standard show this week at the Nassau and Suffolk Legislatures, a teenaged choir serenaded lawmakers, high school dancers flaunted their moves, and whiz kids paraded their academic awards.
Nothing But Net: For the week of Dec. 18 – Dec. 24
he big two-double-oh-eight is coming to a close and what a year it was. From the presidential race to the Olympics to The Dark Knight to the Giants delivering the upset of the century, 2008 was quite a year.
