Movies
Classic of the week: “Freaks”
Take a look into freak show
Director Tod Browning took a chance portraying genuine human oddities — despite fears of offending public taste — and opened the door to a whole new level of horror films.
Top three Quentin Tarantino movies
A director who can please all audiences
What do a boxer, two mobsters, a diner-robbing couple and a gangster’s wife have in common? They’re all characters from 1994’s “Pulp Fiction.”
Movie Buff: “Shutter Island”
Scorsese favors atmosphere over cliché in new film
The horror film genre has always been boring to me: the same camera angles and quick cuts to try to get us to fear what lies behind the main character.
Classic of the week: Harold and Maude
70’s comedy sparks production of quirky films
The noose tightens around Harold’s neck as he sways back and forth. His mother walks into the room, too preoccupied with the phone to notice.
Classic of the Week: “2001: A Space Odyssey”
Kubrick’s majestic masterpiece continues setting bar for science fiction
I once had a film professor who called all of his favorite movies that he screened for the class “gloriously gorgeous.” That phrase is the pitch-perfect description of Stanley Kubrick’s unchallenged masterpiece, 1968’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
The evolution of Disney princesses
Princesses change with time
Disney is breaking barriers with the introduction of their first African-American princess, Tiana, in the upcoming “The Princess and the Frog.” First introduced in 1937, Disney princesses have had a long standing tradition as role models for young females.
Break out the classics this Christmas
Claymation reigns supreme
As children, one of the fondest memories is waking up Christmas morning and unwrapping presents. For many families, there is a popular Christmas movie on in the background.
Bad moon rising
Opinion: “Twilight” doesn’t deserve the credit or fame it's receiving
About three things I am absolutely positive. First, that the “Twilight” series is awful. Second, there is a part of society, and I don’t know how dominant that part may be, that will thirst for my blood now that I have said that. And third, I don’t care and am still going to unconditionally and irrevocably join the multitude of people that dislike the series.
Putting the bite back in life
Opinion: Stories like "Twilight" give meaning to our lives
These days, one is hard pressed to find an enthusiastic teenage girl, studious college student or calm and collected middle-aged woman who wouldn’t eagerly bend her neck to welcome a vampire bite.







