For the past two decades, holiday singalongs have broken out in downtown Tampa as Christmas approaches. ...more

December 19, 2008

Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville. Oliver Hardy made his debut film there in 1913's "Outwitting Daddy." The first feature-length color film produced in the United States - the 1917 release "The Gulf Between" - was filmed in Jacksonville. ...more

September 6, 2008

The countdown has begun toward opening day for central Pasco County's first movie house, although the exact date remains a moving target. ...more

September 4, 2008

the transition from silent film to sound, black-and-white to color, hand-drawn animation to digital images - could ever make a bad movie into a good one. ...more

July 10, 2008

Within the rumbling, stumbling hunk of junk that is WALL-E beats the sweetest, warmest heart - a robotic representation of humanity's highest potential. ...more

June 26, 2008

As usual in Hollywood, Oscar night looks like the same people will generally be collecting the same prizes. Yet some suspense remains for a few of the main awards. A look at the key categories: ...more

February 24, 2008

There are a lot of well-chronicled reasons to go to the Tampa Theatre. I found two more recently. ...more

November 5, 2007