Local man receives gift from Bhutan queen

Retired Plattsburgh State professor Richard Schnell and his wife, Dr. Zoanne Schnell, were in the country as part of a delegation of mental-health professionals.

Cheering up sourpuss residents

Dear Miss Manners: My good friend has just moved to a continuous-care community for seniors. She is enjoying her spacious two-bedroom apartment and the help the staff gives her, from moving boxes to installing her TV. The food is great, and she is glad to be free of her high-maintenance old home.

Film Clips: Grey Albert on a Ledge for the Money

OPENING TODAY ALBERT NOBBS 2 stars (R ) Glenn Close has earned an Academy Award Best Actress nomination for playing the title character, a woman passing as male hotel waiter in 19th century Ireland. Close’s 30-year dedication to bring the character to the big screen doesn’t quite transfer to an engrossing story, although Janet McTeer genuinely earns her supporting actress nomination as another ...

Film Clips: Extremely Haywire and Incredibly Tomboy

EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE 2 stars (PG-13) An obsessive-compulsive boy (Thomas Horn) embarks on a complicated quest across the five boroughs of New York to solve the final game left by his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the fall of the World Trade Center. Max Von Sydow gives a terrific performance as a mute man who becomes the boy’s companion, but overall the film proves too contrived ...

Film Clips: Beauty and the iron lady make joyful carnage

OPENING TODAY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (1991) 5 stars (G) The tale as old as time jumps on a trend as new as two years ago with this 3D release. It’s still probably the best of the animated films that would fall under the “Disney Princess” umbrella, with great songs from Alan Mencken and the late Howard Ashman.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]