Author: Margaret Evans

By Margaret Evans, EditorSo, there’s a discussion thread on my Facebook page that, as of this moment, has been alive and kicking for seven days. The subject? Clint Eastwood’s controversial, Oscar-nominated film American Sniper. The pro-Sniper folks are hanging tough, while the anti-Sniper contingent is also holding its own. I bowed out of the conversation days ago, and frankly, I’m starting to wish the others would “take it outside.” But what’s a gracious hostess to do? I started it. I invited them in, so it seems impolite to kick them out. Still, seven days?

  By Margaret Evans, EditorThe Beaufort International Film Festival is fast approaching – along with the Oscars – so it’s time, once again, for my annual reflection on movies. Yeehaw! This allows for – nay, necessitates – my annual Winter Movie Binge. I just love hunkering down in a dark theater this time of year . . . and I really love saying, “I’m seeing two movies back-to-back today. It’s a work thing.”