I honestly wasn't looking forward to the Academy Awards this year. Too many exceptional films (especially foreign films) went ignored by the Academy. Most of the films nominated resembled the cookie-cutter...
Two worlds collide for just a moment: An old man growing younger in age but older in mind and a young woman maturing beautifully in both mind and physique. For just a few minutes of screen time,...
My experience at the Italian Bistro left me with the same feeling I get searching for radio stations on cross-country road trips. While the spontaneity can be enjoyable for its own sake, and the anticipation...
A blend of modern comfort and country chic, Lewis Peak Estates is nestled twenty minutes outside of Walla Walla. Although the house is at a slight distance from town, it is very easy to find and a great...
I become weary whenever I can recognize most of the names of a movie's ensemble cast; I become especially weary whenever I can recognize all the names of a movie's ensemble cast. Ensemble casts tend to...
In 2007, various Alternative Distribution Alliance labels released "This Is NEXT," the first in a series of compilations that were to be "Now That's What I Call Music!"-style summaries of commercially...
Embracing the challenge of performing one of the most controversial and dynamic performance ensembles of recent times, Whitman clubs Voices for Planned Parenthood (VOX) and Feminists Advocating Change...
"Slumdog Millionaire" is an unlikely fairy-tale, told in raw fashion by its diverse and genre-less director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting", "Millions", "28 Days Later").
The very moment that the projection...
In 1981, Canada revealed one of its finest exports to date, the low-budget slasher sensation "My Bloody Valentine." The film is about Harry Warden's murderous reign over a small mining community after...
Lists seem to dominate the landscape of cinematic criticism: top 10 lists, Academy Award nominees, or even the so-called "worst films of all-time." While I question the validity of their digits (i.e....
Andrew Bird has spent the last six years or so carving out a niche for himself. Since shying away from jazz revival and picking up the guitar, his pop records –– "Weather Systems," "The Mysterious...
