Considering John Cena
When I saw the trailer for Bumblebee some months ago, I was skeptical. Not just because all the previous Transformers movies have sucked, but...
“A Dirty Shame” Redux
The Sundance Channel has screened John Waters’ underappreciated 2004 comedy “A Dirty Shame” several times over the past month. (Another showing is scheduled January...
Blogging “Black Swan” (Part 1)
I had a ton of thoughts about Black Swan that I couldn’t include in my review of the film. Now that it’s out on...
Shea Seger in “We Bought a Zoo” (Sort Of)
Cameron Crowe's comedy We Bought a Zoo is out on DVD this week, and even though I didn't care for the movie when it...
R.I.P., James Gandolfini
When I heard that James Gandolfini passed away yesterday, I didn't think about his performance as Tony Soprano. I thought about a much earlier...
Oscar-Nominated Actress Candy Clark Revisits Trimble Tech
Fort Worth's Candy Clark couldn't wait to skip town when she was a teenager in 1965 and freshly graduated from Fort Worth Technical High...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2022
I found more good material than usual for this annual feature that I do, and I’m posting this early to see if I get...
R.I.P., Deanna Durbin
I'm interrupting my series of Django Unchained posts to bring you this piece of movie news: The passing of Deanna Durbin at the age...
R.I.P., Lynn Shelton
Great cities deserve great filmmakers. Martin Scorsese is forever identified with his native New York even when his movies are set elsewhere, M. Night...
Lone Star Film Festival Opens In Sundance Square
Native son Bill Paxton was as Texas friendly as you'd expect at this evening's opening of the Ninth Annual Lone Star Film Festival. The...
