Tag Archives: Loft Cinema

Walking Weather in Tucson

Posted on August 24, 2018 by sheilawill

If it’s under 80 degrees by 8 a.m., I’m out the door. Friday is Sabino Canyon day. All the recent rain popped circles of orange blossoms atop barrel cacti. Ocotillo branches are leafing out again. The verdant Catalinas harbor happy … Continue reading →

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Synonym for the n-word: criminal

Posted on June 7, 2018 by sheilawill

Hating is the in-thing. Hell, the hater-in-chief roams the White House, tweeting his daily venom across the globe. How much hatred is codified into law? “Three strikes and you’re out,” a signature part of  the 1994 Crime Act touted by … Continue reading →

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A colorful day on my own

Posted on June 1, 2014 by sheilawill

My man is off on an adventure, which I applaud. Before we met eight years ago, I would schedule a day a month to do whatever I felt like, try something new. That was fun but today is different. I’m … Continue reading →

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The inconvenient truth about education

Posted on March 20, 2012 by sheilawill

I needed a large iced coffee to head to the Loft Cinema on a sunshiny Saturday morning  a movie, a documentary at that.  “The Inconvenient Truth behind Waiting for Superman” was too New Yorky, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t some … Continue reading →

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“The Way” is authentic, worth seeing

Posted on February 17, 2012 by sheilawill

I have a stuffy head, so I cancelled all my appointments and went to the Loft Cinema. Maybe I wanted some clarity, or at least to focus on something other than myself. My friend Kathleen walked the Camino de Santiago through … Continue reading →

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If you’re happy and you know it…

Posted on September 27, 2011 by sheilawill

Clap your hands! Exactly what moviegoers did after viewing “Happy” at the Loft Cinema yesterday. Even though it can get mushy, I’m glad — even happy — that psychologists are studying the ever-popular emotion. Here’s what I found out: Fifty … Continue reading →

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“Freakonomics”

Posted on October 21, 2010 by sheilawill

Read the book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. The movie, “Freakonomics,” which I saw on Sunday at Tucson’s cool Loft Cinema, helped me understand all the freakiness better, even if its lengthy examination of corruption and Sumo … Continue reading →

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