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

a target as wide as a barn, ba dump bump - than this lame "comedy" about a paunchy director whose anti-American spirit (he wants to abolish the Fourth of July!) earns him visits from three flag-waving ghosts: George Washington, JFK and Patton, the latter played by Kelsey Grammer (no, really). ...more

January 2, 2009

There was a time when William Shatner took himself so seriously that no one else did. ...more

December 2, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull **½ ...more

October 17, 2008

Amy Winehouse was hospitalized Monday night for a reaction to medication but was expected to be released by morning, representatives for the Grammy-winning singer said. ...more

July 29, 2008

A star prosecution witness grew emotional Monday as she alleged at R. Kelly's child pornography trial several three-way sexual encounters with the R&B superstar and the alleged victim, some of which she said were videotaped. ...more

June 3, 2008

As the first week of the 2007-08 television season continues, we find that it's a battlefield in TV land on Wednesday nights. ...more

September 26, 2007

As the first week of the 2007-08 television season continues, we find that it's a battlefield in TV land on Wednesday nights. ...more

September 25, 2007

Making fun of local television news is almost too easy. Since the days of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and on through "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," we've laughed at vapid anchors and reporters, egos run amok, flubbed lines and other embarrassing on-air moments. ...more

September 18, 2007