I saw The Hunger Games twice last week. I wanted to soak it in, to enjoy it simply as a visual feast and spend time breaking down each scene, each nuance, each moment in my head.

On both viewings, I was struck by the cinematic devices that director Gary Ross...

Not long ago, as I sat sipping a skim decaf latte, contemplating my 39th birthday and brooding over the demise of my most recent relationship, my thoughts turned to... vampires. This particular romance had started out effortlessly, even thrillingly. It ended because serious life responsibilities (mostly his) got in the...

Naughty, funny boys have dominated the big screen for a while now. They frolic through Judd Apatow's and Adam Sandler's comedic masterpieces, charming with little boy smiles and hidden hearts of gold they unearth for the right blonde. I'm not saying Knocked Up and Just Go With It aren't hilarious....

I've always rooted for the underdog TV show or movie, the kind that had a weird island or lizard aliens or the kind with a crazed cult following rather than mainstream approbation. So I love that genre entertainment is having such a day in the sun, but it's fascinating me...

March is Women's History Month and thinking about that leads me, as most things do, to thinking about television. Because I see TV as central to our ongoing cultural dialogue, a mirror that reflects the times, parses the past and can fuel the future, I believe that the female icons...