Perspectives from a Professor
So, Denise Franklin and I went to see Good Hair over the weekend. (We had dinner afterward, and the conversation was similar to what you hear if you listen to us on Voices and Viewpoints except that I let her talk more than she gets to when we’re on the radio.) I think we both …
I must have read Where The Wild Things Are to my son hundreds of times when he was little. It was in heavy rotation with The Giving Tree, The Runaway Bunny, Fox in Socks, and others. I loved each of these books, but my favorite line above any other was “Let the wild rumpus start!” …
When I went to see Jennifer’s Body several weeks ago, I was hoping screenwriter Diablo Cody (Juno) would deliver a feminist punch to infuse the horror genre with some (much needed) revisionist ideas. Sometimes it’s not a good idea to have too many expectations. While there were flashes here and there that suggested a desire …
If I were to ask you to guess my favorite (current) show (so The Wire is not on the table), I bet you couldn’t do it. Some of you who know me well might say “Friday Night Lights.” That’s a good guess, because I do love it intensely. But, you would be wrong. It’s Reliable …
When I heard about an “update” to the 1980 film Fame, I thought, “Why?” After seeing it, the question remains. The new release has none of the edge or the affecting moments of the original movie. The narrative, such as it is, still focuses on a group of aspiring performers at a highly selective, public …