by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 25, 2002 | Opinion
In a stall, on the wall. In a hole, on the pole. In a store, on the floor. There’s more, more, more … “ambient advertising.” There’s more, more, more … “ambient advertising.” By its very definition, there’s virtually no...
by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 24, 2002 | Opinion
It’s difficult to make a TV show. Actually getting one on the air is even more difficult. And when it’s “family television,” the odds are even less forgiving. Yet, family TV shows do make their way into living rooms, and each show must be...
by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 18, 2002 | News
Sex and violence may sell movies, but so do family values. The box office proves it. Some of 2001’s biggest financial successes were family films: “Shrek,” “Monsters, Inc.” and—despite the controversy in Christian circles—”Harry...
by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 4, 2002 | Opinion
“With violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians again raging in the Middle East, their media images assume even greater weight and loom especially large,” wrote Howard Rosenberg in the Los Angeles Times. Rosenberg’s words resonate eerily...
by Cliff Vaughn | Mar 28, 2002 | Opinion
Like other “baseball movies”—”The Natural,” “Eight Men Out,” “Field of Dreams”—”The Rookie” is only superficially about America’s game. It’s really about dreams, second chances, family and faith....