Barbara Stanwyck

The Alarming Decline Of Expressive Language, In Life and On Film

John Farr | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

Even as today's high school and college students are pushed harder in school, they cannot write an essay or use descriptive language nearly as fluently as their parents and grandparents could.

Howard Barton Unruh Dead: "Walk Of Death" Mass Murderer Who Killed 13 In 1949 Dies At 88

AP | BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — Howard Barton Unruh, who killed 13 people as he walked the streets of Camden in a psychotic 1949 shooting spree that was the nat...

The Dimming of Star Power in Hollywood

John Farr | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

Could it be that Denzel and Julia no longer merit guaranteed twenty million dollar paydays with every picture? And if so, what precisely has happened?

Best Movies By Farr: When Oscar Screws Up

John Farr | Posted 03.18.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

2005 -- for Best Picture, give me Capote over Crash any ol' time. Another uninspiring year, I thought.

Robert Wagner Reveals Love Affair With Barbara Stanwyck, 23 Years His Senior

AP | Posted 10.24.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Robert Wagner's marriage to Natalie Wood was known to all. His love affair with Barbara Stanwyck was a secret _ until now. In his new...

DVDs: TV Show Boxed Set Rip-Offs

Michael Giltz | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

A spreading practice needs to be stopped right now. A number of studios -- led by Paramount/CBS -- are releasing old TV shows in half-season sets.