Entertainment Reviews

Review: DOWNTON ABBEY, premiering 2013 on PBS, is disappointing.
September 18, 2012 By Michael Grace
New DOWNTON ABBEY is disappointing. Shirley MacLaine wore jazz shoes and a frozen expression – Yankee ham acting at its worst. Has Botox come to Downton? American aging star flops in comparison to first class British performances. (Left: Dame Maggie Smith looks at Shirley MacLaine and wonders if she is a survivor off last year’s [...]
Cruise Reviews

REVIEW – The CELEBRITY ECLIPSE is a four star Las Vegas resort at sea headlined by a putting green…
May 10, 2012 By Michael Grace
CELEBRITY CRUISES REVIEW – CELEBRITY ECLIPSE gets FOUR STARS… The ship is a Las Vegas resort at sea with a putting green… Should you want an ocean-liner experience, look to Cunard, Holland-America Line or a smaller Celebrity ship. But if you want an endless list of things to do… then this is your ship. Celebrity Eclipse in [...]
Hotel Reviews
Book Reviews

Book Review: ELSA MAXWELL – Gilded Gatekeeper – Pianist, gossip columnist, TV star, and above all a giver of great parties, Elsa Maxwell was famous for being herself.
November 14, 2012 By Michael Grace
Maxwell and host Garry Moore enjoy stuffed pheasant under glass, whereas the panel have been served food appropriated from each other’s refrigerators. ELSA MAXWELL – Gilded Gatekeeper – Pianist, gossip columnist, TV star, and above all a giver of great parties, Elsa Maxwell was famous for being herself. Elsa Maxwell, Tyrone Power and the Duke [...]



