Adventures in moviegoing: "Frozen II," "A Beautiful Day," more
Thanks to a Regal Unlimited card and my wife's masterful handling of our schedule, November has been loaded with movies in theaters. I have thoughts on all we've seen below, including the blockbuster "Frozen II," but first up is the best of the lot, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," with Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers. Hanks is wonderful as the children's-TV host, capturing his warmth, his thoughtfulness and his challenging of himself and others. I knew Rogers a little; I arranged for him to appear at a press conference for the Television Critics Association, and he gave me a fine interview for my book Television's Greatest Year: 1954. A memorable aspect of the book interview was Rogers's repeatedly urging me to include a section about Frieda Hennock, a crusading member of the FCC in the early '50. An even more noteworthy part of the TCA appearance was Fred encountering some children who had brought him gifts in the lobby of the hotel...