

TOP TEN FILMS 2012 POLL
Back in October, I concluded a series of entries on the iconic Sight & Sound Top Ten Films poll, undertaken every decade by the esteemed...


GOLDEN APPLE OF THE SUN
Curiosity, the newly landed Mars rover, took a short drive today on a Martian plain that will forever be known as Bradbury Landing. NASA...


MTV Part III BLASHFIELD BRILLIANCE
Many now prominent directors created initial buzz within the burgeoning form of the MTV video. David Fincher and Spike Jonze come to...


SHUFFLING OFF THIS MORTAL COIL
The theatre world lost two mavericks not too long ago, and I thought they deserved some recognition for their work. The Scotsman Nicol...


MTV 1980s Part II (Pool Boys)
Here's Part II of my retrospective of classic 1980s MTV videos. First up is George Thorogood and his band the Delaware Destroyers. In...


CAVETT/BURTON
I have looked wistfully at my earlier days recalling the hours I spent watching prime time and late night talk shows, enthralled by many...


BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN (LUCKY BRUCE)
My learned brother-in-law, Pat, sent me as a Christmas gift a copy of Bruce Jay Friedman's memoir Lucky Bruce. I believe I introduced him...


80s POP Part I
Thought I'd resurrect some videos from those halcyon days of the early to mid 1980s, when an eclectic group of pop bands, complemented by...


RUSSELL HOBAN, 86, RIP
Depressed to hear of the death last week of the American writer and illustrator, Russell Hoban, who had a unique career, exhibiting an...


CHRISTMAS JAZZ Part III
Today we have a look at some legendary jazz performances of holiday standards. Let's begin with the Oscar Peterson Trio. Canadian born,...



