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Extras, extras, read all about it
April 1, 2010 When the job title is “extra,” that should tell you something. You’re not the star of the show. more »»
Intelligence, or not
March 25, 2010 So the joke goes like this: A guy answers a classified ad for a “Talking Dog for Sale” and winds up in the country where a crusty old farmer tells him the dog’s in the backyard. more »» 
Mission accomplished
March 18, 2010 Even at the peaks of his career, first in the late ’60s, then in 1980, Peter Graves’ star never burned as bright as Tom Cruise’s. It would be like comparing a match to a Roman candle. more »»
The Hurt Oscar
March 11, 2010 Even after the big Oscar blast, I bet people won’t be lining up to see “The Hurt Locker.” I’d put money on it. more »»
The tsunami effect
March 4, 2010 Days later, phone calls from the Mainland were still coming in. People at work and at school were still buzzing. Newspaper headlines were still talking about that “crazy day. more »»
Seeing and believing
February 25, 2010 Whether ice or snow, the screen is always white. I long believed it was the high-contrast white balance of the background that made the Winter Olympics such a perfect sporting event for TV. more »»
Brand new game
February 11, 2010 Few of us believed the Saints would actually come marching in on Sunday, so as a fallback measure I tuned in to watch the ads. more »»
Oscar’s unwritten rules
February 4, 2010 At least when they play the Super Bowl, everyone knows the rules. more »» 
Dyer straight
January 28, 2010 Not all of today’s movie stars are blue. Despite the box-office-busting performance of “Avatar,” there’s still room for normal flesh-colored actors. more »»
Avatar nation
January 21, 2010 Every time they played the theme music for the Golden Globes ceremony Sunday night, the same question kept popping into my mind: Where’s Jack? Sitting in the front row, the... more »»
Everyone’s a critic
January 7, 2010 W ith “Avatar,” Sherlock Holmes and Sandra Bullock powering down the home stretch, the movies finished their best year in history, topping the $10 billion mark at the box office. more »» 
Making the Scene in 2009
December 31, 2009 This is the time of year that movie studios acknowledge the fact that life is messy, instead of trotting out the latest superhero to pretend it’s not. (Jan. more »» 
Screen savers of 2009
December 24, 2009 In hindsight, it probably wasn’t such a good idea to see “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” back to back. more »»
’Tis the season to be foxy
December 10, 2009 As soon as he said, “I used to be a chicken thief, but now I’m a newspaper columnist,” I knew I liked Mr. Fox. It wasn’t just our shared profession. more »» 
Just ol’ Kris
December 3, 2009 ‘It’s as hard on you as it is on me,” says Kris Kristofferson with a laugh at the other end of the phone line, as I warn him he’s probably heard these interview questions before. more »»
Reel women
November 26, 2009 Her name won’t come up in many prayers around Thanksgiving tables today, but Sandra Bullock is something to be thankful for. more »»
Sinking ships
November 19, 2009 It took a leap of faith to go see “2012” on Friday the 13th. Watching the apocalypse is bad enough ... having an accident on the way home would be the icing on the cake. more »» |
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