Talk about strange bedfellows, you don’t get too much stranger than Hollywood and the cause of beleaguered daily journalism in a digital era. But if you somehow doubted it after Hollywood gave the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday to “Spotlight,” the... Read More

It's not a joke - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will be available for home viewing starting April 1. The sci-fi blockbuster, which has pulled in more than $2 billion worldwide, will be available to own on digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere... Read More

“Touched With Fire” is a heartfelt, admirable misfire about two poets with bipolar disorder who fall in love, struggle with their illness and the impact it has on their loved ones, and try to make a life for themselves. This is fascinating, fertile ground for cinema, in particular a love story. “Fire,” however,... Read More

The Best Foreign Language Film category at the 88th Academy Awards was strong. And while Danish war drama “A War” didn’t win – there was no stopping the very deserving “Son of Saul” – it packs a somber punch. Centered around a military commander in Afghanistan and his loved ones back home in Denmark,... Read More

Intelligence is Tina Fey’s trademark. You could always see it right in the frames she wears for her eyeglasses. It has always been a double-edged sword for her, though. It’s all too easy to suspect her of that greatest of American media sins –... Read More

The first sign that Disney’s “Zootopia” might be something different than the average non-Pixar animated film was the droll trailer that played before “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in December. If you saw “Star Wars,” you probably saw the... Read More

Inspired by the tradition of the University at Buffalo's Buffalo Film Seminars, Burchfield-Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Ave.) continues hosting the film series called "History of Terrorism.” This idea was spearheaded by SUNY Buffalo State College... Read More

Well, it was about as long as a Bruce Springsteen concert. But host Chris Rock exceeded expectations at the start of the Oscar telecast, and the naming of “Spotlight” as best picture at the end made waiting past a newspaper’s deadline all worth the tedium in the middle. I cried watching “Spotlight” both... Read More

Fresh colors, feminine gowns and flounces galore on the women … and a red carnation instead of a bow tie on one guy?It was another fun night to check out the fashions on the Oscar red carpet Sunday. No wonder. This year’s nominees are a stylish bunch. Several actresses were named red carpet winners at recent award... Read More

So, OK, asked Chris, addressing the elephant in the room. “Is Hollywood racist?” Considering that the stench of peanuts was everywhere, what choice did he have after all? Well, he explained, not “Burning Cross Racist.” Or “Fetch Me a... Read More