This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max reviewed “Thor: Ragnarok,” and then we discussed the expanding sexual harassment story in Hollywood (and elsewhere), which now includes Kevin Spacey and Dustin Hoffman. We also talked about upcoming reboots of “The Twilight Zone” and “Four Weddings And A Funeral,” and Disney’s live-action version of […]
Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart were two of the best actors of the 20th century. Their movie credits include such classics as “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington,” “It’s A Wonderful Life,” “Rear Window,” “12 Angry Men,” “Mister Roberts,” “The Grapes of Wrath,” “Fail Safe,” and “Anatomy of a Murder.” Scott Eyman (who has done books […]
Twenty years ago, John Feinstein wrote the definitive golf book, “A Good Walk Spoiled.” A decade later, he wrote another, “Tales From Q School: Inside Golf’s Fifth Major.” Now he’s back with yet another, “The First Major: The Inside Story of Golf’s 2016 Ryder Cup.” The Ryder Cup is a three-day tournament played every two […]
Here’s my conversation with Steven Bach, musical director for Cirque du Soleil’s first ice show, “Crystal” (which plays four shows at the Family Arena in St. Charles this weekend). We talked about the difficulty in mounting an acrobatic show on ice, where they put the band, and what it’s like to play a piano with […]
Here’s my conversation with Jill Tidman, executive director of The Redford Center and producer of “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution,” in which Jamie Redford (yes, Robert’s son) travels the country meeting people who are part of the grassroots effort to fight climate change with renewable energy rather than fossil fuels. Listen to our conversation here.
“DriverX” is a movie about Leonard, a guy in his fifties whose business — a record store he owned for 25 years — has closed because times have changed. He can’t get a new job in the music business because he’s twice the age of the people he interviews with. The bills are piling up […]