Tosca, New York Metropolitan Opera Another (twenty-year old) Zeffirelli/Puccini production at the Met. Apparently, the cognescenti scoff at the luxurious productions -- but at these prices, the more the merrier.  If you're going to see classic Italian opera, why not stuff the stage with spectacle? As if the melodrama

Big Fish Tim Burton's followup to his over-wrought and unfun Planet of the Apesis a delightful romantic fantasy complete with a Wonderful-Life finale. That said, the film's episodic nature and desperate sincerity doesn't leave much of an aftertaste to enjoy. While the whole may be less than the sum of

Madama Butterfly, Metropolitan Opera Another glorious production from the Met. Veronica Villarroel's Cio-Cio, the young woman as delicate as a butterfly, sang rapturously of her love for the American naval officer Pinkerton. In return, the Met audience gave her a rapturous ovation, complete with thrown bouquets and cherry-blosson confetti. Pinkerton

Somethings Gotta Give Apparently, this is a 'high-concept' film, Hollywood making a movie about romance between post-teenagers. Who cares as long as we get to see Diane Keaton again. The plot is Sleepless-In-Seattle meets The-Man-Who-Came-To-Dinner and though it takes a tad too long to tie up loose ends, the script

Stuck On You Hard not to smile at the wit and warmth of this film. Huh? From the directors of There's Something About Mary and Me, Myself & Irene? Well, yes. Sadly the film is not much more than an after-school special about following your dreams and sticking up for

Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Whew. Made it through the three movies, ten-plus hours of computer generated effects, several Yanni songs, and six or seven endings. All in all, thanks. This last segment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy finishes the tale with swashbuckling fun