Apropos of Nothing

...begins tomorrow.

The story of "The Way" is simple - Martin Sheen plays a well-to-do doctor (ophthalmologist) who, while on the golf course one day,...

Most of my sports fan friends seem to firmly be in the "hate Notre Dame" camp, but I'm among those who believe that the spor...

In "Persepolis," Marjane Satrapi tells the story, in graphic novel form, of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.  A...

Stephen Holden's review of "Late for the Sky," RS October 1974 For a very long time, I would have chosen "Running on ...

Just a few reasons to be thankful this year: - My wife. - My sons. - Our cats (well, most of the time). - the San Francisco Giants. ...

I always pull "The Ghost of Tom Joad" out around this time of year, since it was released just before Thanksgiving in 1995.  It...

An annual tradition - my posting of this wonderful Garrison Keillor essay on Thanksgiving.  It originally appeared in TIME Magazine in Novem...

The end was inevitable after what happened on Saturday, but it is sad nonetheless.  I think I'm old enough to qualify now as an "Ol...

I've enjoyed reading the many James Bond retrospectives that have appeared concurrently with the release of "Skyfall," Danie...

One of many big screen TVs at Charlie's Italian in Redondo Beach. Heard you missed me; well, I'm back.  On Saturday, I had ...

I used to write about politics on this site a lot more than I do now (hardly ever), but a presidential election is a big deal (aren't ...

There's little question that "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" was the best of the prequels.  I wouldn't go so far as to ca...

Looking for a movie on Netflix Streaming with a running time that would result in the movie ending before SNL began, I was pleased to disc...

Notwithstanding his long-voiced disdain for digital recording, I've always felt that Neil Young - almost along among major artists - f...