Talk about a movie aging gracefully. For my birthday last Saturday night, we invited over a group of our closest friends to screen the newly released blu-ray edition of 1952′s Singin’ In The Rain. Though I expected a delightful experience, truly timeless movies have a way of surprising you with each new viewing, however many times you’ve seen them. Last … More Details

On the first of this month, Walter Matthau, who left us just a decade ago, would have turned ninety. Ruminating on this unnoticed milestone made me consider anew what a unique and gifted screen actor he was. Matthau was never endowed with the superficial attributes of your typical Hollywood star: he had a pronounced New York accent, a stooping gait, … More Details