Archives from 2007

I should start off with an apology to my girls, presently 6 and 9, because I realize that the truth can hurt. But lies, especially lies that have no point or meaning, can do far more damage even th

Tags: News Feature, Son Del Caribe

From cable TV to film, 2007's killers spread the sickness

Tags: News Feature, Showbiz Players, Footlighters, Cincinnati arts, Cincinnati theater, Inc.

Cracking open the holiday season's literary presents

Tags: Movies & TV, Obama, Cincinnati politics, Columbia-Tusculum, Cincinnati news, Romney, Game of Thrones, Portman

Video and DVD

Tags: Movies & TV, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Glee

A few months ago, during an after-school writing session, I led a group of teenagers through a brief and largely improvised tour of the last 10 years of technology with an eye toward our hasty specu

Tags: News Feature, Cincinnati Reds, Mike Leake

Video and DVD

Tags: Movies & TV, Weston Art Gallery, Mayday, DIY, CNKY Scene, Penny Tration, Grailville

Zach Helm's wonderful journey from screenwriter to director

Tags: Movies & TV, The Afghan Whigs

Robert Redford's new movie is a redundant cry in the media fray

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Video and DVD

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Two new films stray off the moral high ground

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I'm not much of a screamer, but maybe I should be. In the last few weeks I've been confronted with information and ideas that, while not necessarily challenging or confirming my assumptions about t

Race on Film Once upon a time, race dominated the cultural conversation. Race music and race films spoke to and about the African American experience in a dialect that, at least initially, be

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The ever-compelling Joaquin Phoenix propels crime thriller

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A look at the box office potential and prestige factor of the fall movie lineup

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Veteran director Robert Benton discusses his 'Feast of Love'

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In another life -- or if I could do this one all over again -- I think I'd go into design work. Of course, then I would have to choose between interior and exterior -- in this case, exterior being

Video and DVD

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Video and DVD

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Evil has a ticket to ride in new take on the Western

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Leonardo DiCaprio's documentary tackles humanity's final hour

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