In the opening scene, Philip Roth states he will soon face two “calamities”: death and biography. “Let’s hope the first happens first” he says. The fact that he equates biography as an event on the s
As a young boy who collected bugs, butterflies, rocks, and basically anything in the natural world that could be captured and observed for a while in a 10- to 50-gallon tank, I was a big fan of Disney
Director Paul Verhoeven somehow gets away with what could be SyFy channel caliber films by making them wildly entertaining romps. He is able to blend serious, kick ass action with light, wink-wink act
It’s hard to tell what the folks behind “Stand Off” thought they had when they started off on this misbegotten project. Quirky slice of life? Local color comedy? Reasonable excuse to avoid doing the l
Between “The Commitments” (1991) and “Almost Famous” (2000) there was another movie about the music scene that’s overlooked. And that’s surprising, since **“That Thing You Do!”**was Tom Hanks big-scre
Many people complain that there are no new ideas left for movies anymore. There is some truth to that considering we are given either sequels or remakes annually that hardly push any creative boundari
With a title like "The Suicide Forecast," this film sure has an eye-catching and cheerful DVD cover. It turns out that this South Korean film does have a fine edge of humor woven through an entertaini
**“The Bible: The Epic Miniseries”**carries a blue-and-white Dove symbol on its back cover, but it’s awfully tiny and doesn’t actually say “Family Approved.” After watching this popular HISTORY Channe
**“H2O: Just Add Water”**is an Australian TV series obviously intended for teen and pre-teen audiences. But the creators and writers add a lot more than water. Every episode of this 2006 series, which
So what was Shakespeare going on about with that light that keeps “breaking Yonder’s window,” and that “solid flesh tutu?” Why was Yorick so poor? “To be or not to be?” What’s up with that? If you’ve
Tiffany Shlain's documentary “Connected” (2011) is a bit of a trap. The free-associative narrative structure begs to be criticized for its lack of focus, for its potpourri of subject matter, but Shlai
I loved animated films as a kid, and still do. But as with live-action films, there still has to be an interesting (and hopefully original) plot, characters we care about, and strong, believable dialo