Why the "Les Miz" Movie Makes Me Happy
It's no surprise that film critics are pooh-poohing the new movie version of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's pop opera Les Misérables. Just as it's no surprise that people are flocking to see it (the movie took in $18 million when it opened on Christmas Day, beating out Tom Cruise, Quentin Tarantino and the elves and wizards of "The Hobbit"). And perhaps it's no surprise to regular readers t…