Posts By: Laura Seymour

Laura Seymour

Flicks & Folios – Kid’s Film Review: Dr. Dolittle

Eddie Murphy isn’t always my cup of tea. Maybe it’s his over-the-top comedy style that sometimes irks me. This film is such an exception. Murphy is relatively low-key in his performance. We open the film with a young version of John Dolittle, who has a natural ability to speak to animals (hey, some people say… Read more »

Flicks & Folios – Kid’s Film Review: Stuart Little

Heart-warming. In a nutshell that’s what this lovely story is. Did you know that author E.B. White also penned Charlotte’s Web? Also the film director co-directed The Lion King. So Stuart Little is bound to get you or your children’s attention. The original story is more than fifty years old but the 2002 film has… Read more »

Comment on Shannon Maguire’s article this week [v12 i08]

We love to hear from you! Send your questions and comments to voice@ausu.org, and please indicate if we may publish your letter in the Voice. My husband is a quadriplegic and has attempted to get into better shape to be able to participate in more of life’s offerings. Unfortunately we’ve encountered an extreme attitude from… Read more »

Flicks & Folios – Film Review: No Man’s Land

This is a true gripper. I was mightily impressed with this film from France. The setting is a trench during the Bosnian War, where a Serb and a Bosnian soldier are mistakenly stuck. What makes this so special is the incredible language from all the players. The writing is amazing. The people in all roles… Read more »

Flicks & Folios – Film Review: Wolfen

Take a solid cast, add a solid script”?drop in stark visuals and shake well. This is the formula for Wolfen“?a creepy 1981 film that opens with a jogging former police detective (Albert Finney), who eats crappola food, “because it settles my stomach.” Finney’s boss phones after a wealthy developer and his wife are both torn… Read more »

Response to Shannon Maguire’s, Where Has All the Fat Come From

We love to hear from you! Send your questions and comments to voice@ausu.org, and please indicate if we may publish your letter in the Voice. Response to Shannon Maguire’s “Where Has All The Fat Come From”, v12 i04, January 28, 2004. I really appreciate Shannon’s comments, but, and perhaps it’s just the psychology student in… Read more »

Flicks & Folios – Film Review: Weekend at Bernie’s

There’s something absolutely uproarious about comic farce done well:and that is the beauty of this 1989 film. As actor Terry Kiser (Bernie) joked in an interview that in his biggest acting success he winds up being a corpse. I’m afraid so. And what a hoot that corpse is. Start with two dumb guys (Andrew McCarthy… Read more »

Flicks & Folios – Film review: Die Another Day

Pierce Brosnan is starting to get a little older and has said publicly that he isn’t sure he’ll do another James Bond film, but I’m not sure that matters. It’s been an amazing ride, and Die Another Day isn’t an exception. The film crackles to life with Bond in North Korea bearing diamonds in exchange… Read more »