movies
The Legacy of Ingmar Bergman

The Swedish film director and screenwriter Ingmar Bergman died today, at the age of 88. Be...

uncategorized
A Black Eye on Professional Sports

Barry Bonds' 754th home run, one short of Hank Aaron's lifetime record for Major League Ba...

movies
Origin of a Famous Movie Line

One of the most famous lines of movie dialogue of all time is Clint Eastwood's question, &...

movies
The Simpsons Movie

If you ever liked the Simpsons TV series, you'll enjoy The Simspsons Movie. It's basically...

commerce
Best-Reviewed Film of the Year

The best-reviewed movie of the first half of the year was . . .Ratatouille.So reports the ...

music
One Smart Rock ‘n’ Roller

Not all rock stars are  mindless sybarites. Brian May, the superb guitarist for the h...

television
More Thoughts on “Saving Grace”

"Bubba," a regular reader of this site, has sent us his thoughts on the new TNT ...

commerce
An Immorality Play

The Adam Sandler comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry was the top U.S. box office at...

commerce
TV Tackles the Sensate Culture

Summer has become the main season for cable TV networks to premiere new series and special...

philosophy
Christianity on Rise in Europe

The many Americans who think atheistic, socialistic Europe is the greatest place in the wo...

commerce
Emmy Award Nominees Announced, World Yawns Mightily

 The nominees for TV's Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, and details are av...

commerce
House, M.D. Set for Changes

The producers of the highly rated and critically acclaimed Fox medical-mystery drama House...

commerce
Monk Stumbles Out of Gate

As I mentioned in my post last week on the season premieres of USA Network mainstays Monk ...

commerce
Harry Potter Number 5 Opens Strong; Here’s Why

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix had a very strong opening week at the box office...

television
“Burn Notice” Refreshes Spy Genre

  With "how to" shows being so popular on television, it was only a ma...

mysteries
Monk and Psych Return

 Tonight brings the season premieres of the mystery-comedy shows Monk and Psych on US...

movies
License to Degrade

When I first saw the ads and trailers for the new movie License to Wed, it appeared to me ...

commerce
“Hot Ghetto Mess” TV Program Under Fire

At least two companies have pulled their ads from the upcoming July 25 premiere of the Bla...

commerce
The Secret of Transformers’ Success

The mega-budget sci-fi action film Transformers hit theaters this week as the top box-offi...

omniculture
The Great Disruption—Is There Any Hope of Deliverance?

In an article ostensibly considering the literary legacy of science-fiction writer Robert ...

mysteries
A Series of Appealing Mysteries

The BBC TV program Mayo, now showing on BBC America as The Gil Mayo Mysteries, is an exemn...

commerce
David Cameron on Media Responsibility

I am by no means an unalloyed admirer of British Conservative Party leader David Cameron, ...

commerce
“Fairness Doctrine” Defeated Again–for Now

The Fairness Doctrine, which allows Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to ...

commerce
“Ratatouille” Leads Pack, Deservedly

The Disney/Pixar movie Ratatouille led in box office take over the weekend but opened weak...

movies
Live Free or Die Hard and Our Dependence on Technology

When a movie form achieves lasting popularity, it eventually becomes rather baroque, pursu...

manners-and-morals
Fired Actor Plays Race Card

Fleeing headlong to the last refuge of a particular type of scoundrel, actor Isaiah Washin...

uncategorized
Prominent GOP Senator Embraces Classical Liberal Position on Iraq War

"We don't owe the president our unquestioning agreement," U.S. Sen. Richard Luga...

commerce
Greatest Action Movies of All Time

Coincidentally timed to align with today's premiere of Live Free or Die Hard, the magazine...

commerce
Actor Fired After Homosexual Furor Is Putting Career Back in Order

Actor Isaiah Washington, fired from ABC TV program Gray's Anatomy, one of the top-rated sh...

movies
A Cinematic Blessing

Evan Almighty, which premiered last weekend to good but not massive box office, is getting...

commerce
“Evan Almighty” Weak at Weekend Box Office

Evan Almighty, the most expensive comedy film ever made—with an official reported co...

comic-books-graphic-novels
The Admirable Conciseness of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer topped the U.S. box office during the past...

television
The Andy Griffith Show

I don't want to leave this buried in the comments section, so I'll put this here on the ma...