Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup today. ...more

November 7, 2009

Twilight **½ You already know that this is the big-screen version of the first in Stephenie Meyers' blockbuster book series about young vampires, with "New Moon" and "Eclipse" soon to follow. What does the DVD offer that you didn't get on your first dozen trips to the theater, besides the ability to watch The Kiss over and over? Commentary by director Catherine Hardwicke and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson; five extended scenes; five deleted scenes; and a documentary. ...more

March 19, 2009

Appaloosa ** Ed Harris directs and co-stars in this old-fashioned Western, based on the book by Robert B. Parker, about a pair of law-and-order types (Harris and Viggo Mortensen) who stand up to Jeremy Irons' evil tyrant of a rancher in spite of overwhelming odds. Renee Zellwegger is the squinty new widow in town, whose "charm" threatens to drive a wedge between Harris and Mortensen. ...more

January 16, 2009

Nearly two dozen wires were glued to my scalp, face, chin, shoulder blades and legs. ...more

October 13, 2008

More proof that the end of civilization as we know is at hand comes up Sunday, when CBS rolls out yet another edition of "Big Brother." ...more

July 11, 2008

STOP-LOSS **½ ...more

July 10, 2008

It's Oscar time. Sunday, we'll learn who the big winners are, not to mention the designer label on the evening gowns the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants are wearing under their men's clothes when they bring out the envelopes. Thank ya, boys! ...more

February 22, 2008

Rex Grossman has every right to be sad today. He should be disappointed, he should be angry, he should be miserable. ...more

September 30, 2007