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Surviving the ’70s with the ‘Star Trek’ cast

The last of three drive-in movies William Shatner starred in during the 1970s has finally made its way to DVD. “Kingdom of the Spiders” finds the former “Star Trek” captain trying to save … more

2/4/10 | 462 views

Who wants to be a paranormal investigator?

If you have a pair of night-vision goggles and like stumbling around in the dark, maybe you can be a ghost hunter. It’s all the rage. At least three cable channels currently air shows devoted to … more

1/28/10 | 646 views

‘Avatar’ mania opens a window of opportunity

I must be the only person on Earth who hasn’t seen “Avatar,” and I blame the movie’s fans. When even people who like James Cameron’s latest opus admit the story is Disney’s … more

1/21/10 | 962 views

‘Spider-Man 4’ gets boot in favor of reboot

If anyone ever wanted to deliberately sabotage a successful movie franchise, they probably could do worse than take notes on Sony Pictures’ handling of the Spider-Man films. On Monday, Sony … more

1/14/10 | 1959 views

Say goodbye and good riddance to awful Aughts

Everyone seems happy to be done with the Aughts. But are the Aughts really, as some claim, the worst decade ever? They certainly have the worst name. “Aught” means “zero,” which should … more

1/7/10 | 282 views

Sherlock Holmes is a 21st century Victorian

For a man from Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes is keeping up with the times rather well. Other long-lived fictional characters like James Bond and Superman now operate decades removed from when … more

12/31/09 | 1073 views

‘The Venture Bros.’ finds hope in failure

It isn’t on in prime time, it doesn’t feature any big-name stars and it probably isn’t going to rack up Emmys, but “The Venture Bros.” may be the best show on television. The Adult Swim … more

12/17/09 | 360 views

Another soap opera’s bubble has just burst

Chalk up another victim of the changing demographics and economics of daytime television. CBS announced Tuesday that it is canceling its long-running soap opera “As the World Turns,” which has … more

12/10/09 | 452 views

Keeping the Krampus in Christmas

An old tradition that’s seeing renewed popularity amounts to Christmas’ own version of the good cop/bad cop routine. The good cop is Santa Claus, aka Kris Kringle, aka St. Nicholas, aka Father … more

12/3/09 | 1381 views

Count me out of today’s ‘celebration’

This column originally appeared on Thanksgiving Day 2006. I gather today is some sort of holiday. Now what is it? Turkey Day? No. That’s not right. Oh, yes. Thanksgiving. How could I forget? … more

11/26/09 | 475 views