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Summer ’09 goes into celebrity-death overload

It has been a bad summer for 1970s celebrities. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, all of whom reached the heights of their popularity during the ’70s and early ’80s, pulled a … more

7/2/09 | 121 views

The ‘revolution’ was Twittered, and I was there

“The revolution will not be televised. It will, apparently, be Twitterized.” With that tweet this past weekend, I achieved my 15 minutes of Twitter fame. I’ll be available for … more

6/18/09 | 225 views

The anti-Oprah backlash goes mainstream

Franklin Harris Assistant Metro Editor After years of expanding its influence into every aspect of our lives, the most powerful force in modern America finally is facing organized … more

6/11/09 | 465 views | 1 comment

‘Evil Dead’ director Sam Raimi returns to ‘Drag Me to Hell’

After seven years of guiding Spider-Man’s big-screen adventures, Sam Raimi has returned to the type of filmmaking that made him a hero to legions of film geeks. “Drag Me to Hell” is a … more

6/4/09 | 263 views

Alabama beer snobs can finally toast to victory

A proposal that state lawmakers once considered dead on arrival now has beer connoisseurs toasting victory. Last week, Gov. Bob Riley signed into law a bill raising the alcohol content of beer … more

5/28/09 | 448 views

I am not Spock, and neither is President Obama

I don’t know who started it, but it’s gone on long enough. So, knock off the Obama/Spock comparisons. It seems like every columnist, pundit and blogger inside the Washington, D.C., Beltway is … more

5/21/09 | 380 views

There’s no escaping the legacy of being a Trekkie

I suspect that no matter what I say about the new “Star Trek” movie, I’m going to come across like a deranged Trekkie. more

5/14/09 | 298 views

Finding madness at bottom of world

When Werner Herzog told the National Science Foundation he wanted to make a documentary in Antarctica, he warned them in advance. This was not going to be a heartwarming movie about marching … more

5/7/09 | 352 views

It’s ‘Red Dawn’ in America again

I’ve seen my share of ill-advised remakes. “Halloween.” “Psycho.” Two unnecessary retreads of “King Kong.” But they’re nothing compared to what lurks on the horizon for next … more

4/30/09 | 573 views | 1 comment

There’s no scream like a Wilhelm scream

What would the movies be without screams? The thought of it is almost too terrible to entertain. It’s like imagining Sonny without Cher, Oats without Hall or Garfunkel without Simon. And we … more

4/23/09 | 452 views | 1 comment