Heating Up 2008

In good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, the entertainment media's love affair with Britney Spears continued throughout 2008. More

Go Big And Go Late

It's a new year, and that brings the time for new approaches and new ways of looking at things. More

'Valkyrie' captures the moment

Those with knives sharpened for Tom Cruise, anticipating a terrible movie in "Valkyrie" by virtue of moving-target release dates and bad buzz, will be disappointed. More

Feel the burn at Hanabi

Christmas is here, and the funny thing is that despite all of the buildup, I still feel like it sneaks up on me every year. More

'Marley' is cute but troublesome

Need a shortcut to manipulate an audience's emotions? Go with the dog. Always go with the dog. More

Sometimes it gets so cold you feel like you can't even think, if I combine that with the fact that I have been getting more and more e-mails every week about new restaurants to go and check out, me thinking becomes less and less critical. More

Screen gems of '08

The top 10 films of 2008, according to AP Movie Writer David Germain: More

'Yes Man' charming romp

It's no longer possible to come to a movie starring Jim Carrey and not worry if it won't have too much ... you know, Jim Carrey. More

A film for thinking kids

It's a smart film that asks its audience to think - but is that wise when the audience is mostly kids? More

Clint’s swan song: Grumpy old man

HOLLYWOOD — If it’s true that Clint Eastwood is hanging up his acting shoes with “Gran Torino,” he couldn’t have offered us a nicer swan song. More

Giovane’s is warming

We are well into the Christmas season and yet it seems like it snuck up on me. More

Money still gains interest

After 30-plus years in the business, veteran rocker Eddie Money still has the energy to get a venue full of people on their feet and dancing to a string of his hits such as “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Baby Hold On” and “Shakin’.” More

Heart warming

I like to complain about the weather, and lately it has been a tale of two extremes. Our unseasonably warm days cool off so quickly that after the sun sets it is fall. More