“Why are boys more valued than girls, do you think?” Jewel asked an older woman. “Rich folks about carrin’ on the name. We poor need sons because we can send them out to work earlier than girls.
“Fata Morgana” is a bittersweet coming-of-age story set in a provincial village in Hungary in the early years of the 20th century. It is the night of the annual Anna Ball, Hungary’s premier social event, first held in 1825 and still held each July in various cities around the country.
‘Get Smart’ The Complete Series Would you believe you can capture all five seasons (138 episodes) on 25 discs plus over eight hours of bonus material of this classic 1960s spy spoof in one magnificent box set? Created by the brilliant Buck Henry and Mel Brooks with a wink and a nod to two hot film f
What lesson is there to be learned from owning sheep? Just how hard is it to raise sheep and still be a mother of six. After all, “With the intense pace of life today, most of us must dog paddle nonstop just to stay afloat.
If a young virgin can give birth to the Son of God, perhaps it’s also possible that an extraordinarily intelligent and ambitious young girl can become a monk, a cardinal, and, eventually, the Pope.
An innocent 16-year old girl seduces the boy she has loved all her life on the night before he is to leave for the war. In the case of Jim Leonard’s disturbing new play “Battle Hymn,” the war happens to be the Civil War and the girl is named Martha.
America is a great land of opportunity. I am sure we all want to get ahead in this country. We want to find the type of employment that is suited for us.
When Chazz Palminteri’s screenplay for “Faithful,” a brilliant psychological drama/comedy/twister, was made into a movie in 1996 it starred Cher, Ryan O’Neal, and Chazz himself, and was directed by Paul Mazursky and produced by Robert DeNiro.
This book has the sub-title “A Conservative Broadcaster’s Undercover Journey across The Mexican Border.” We have a problem with people crossing our border.
‘The Happening’ From writer/director M. Night Shyamalan (“Signs,” “The Sixth Sense”) comes this paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis (breezes carrying deadly neurotoxins) that presents a large-scale threat to humanity.
‘The Big Lebowski’ 10th Anniversary Edition One of the Coen Brothers’ best efforts, Jeff Bridges stars as The Dude, a professional slacker, whose life is turned chaotic in a case of mistaken identity.
“This Beautiful City” is Colorado Springs, Colo., the headquarters of the outspoken Evangelical Christians of the religious and political right and home to more than 80 national religious organizations.
