by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 20, 2004 | Opinion
As box-office analysts contemplate 2004’s numbers and trends, one thing will be apparent: It was another good year for documentaries. The genre really picked up box-office steam in 2002, when Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine”—about...
by Rod Benson | Dec 20, 2004 | Opinion
There’s more to Australia than kangaroos and koalas, Nicole Kidman and the Crocodile Hunter. And there’s more to an Australian Christmas than tinsel and trees, Santa and snow. Located in the southern hemisphere, Australians celebrate Christmas mid-summer....
by Charles Kimball | Dec 17, 2004 | Opinion
A week after U.S. elections, President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair jointly declared their renewed commitment to invigorate the stalled Middle East peace process. The sudden illness and death of Yasser Arafat, president of the Palestinian...
by Jan Turrentine | Dec 17, 2004 | Opinion
Our senses work overtime during Advent. Our skin comes alive from the chill in the air. Colors seem brighter and clearer, smells more intense. Our taste buds explode from special treats and festive meals. Our senses work overtime during Advent. Our skin comes alive...
by James L. Evans | Dec 16, 2004 | Opinion
My Uncle Will called me this week. He was very excited. “Have you heard about Circuit Judge Ashley McKathan down in Covington County?” Unfortunately, I had heard of him. Judge McKathan shocked lawyers and others this past week when he appeared in his court...
by Mike Parnell | Dec 15, 2004 | Opinion
Rewatchability. Some movies have it, some don’t. The 2001 remake of the Rat Pack classic “Ocean’s Eleven” had—and has—it. Each time you watch it, you see something new. It’s got rewatchability. The same crew that made “Ocean’s...