Tom Misuraca

Of all the celebrity deaths in 2016, one of the most difficult came right at the end: Carrie Fisher. Though Fisher was a multi-talented humorist, author, script doctor and mental health advocate, there is no doubt that she will most…

December has always been a month for counting down. Counting down to Christmas or the last seconds of the year. But for the past two years, and for the foreseeable future, December will also be a countdown to a new…

The song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” has been around since 1939. So, by now it’s pretty clear that this Santa’s helper has gone down in history. If not for the song, certainly for the televisions series inspired by it. Who…

There are two kinds of people during this time of year. Those who want to listen to classic holiday songs like “O Holy Night,” and those who prefer “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.” That may be too much…

I heard a question on the radio this week: “It’s not Christmas until…?” Well, for me, it is not Christmas until I’ve had my first viewing of A Charlie Brown Christmas. For over 50 years, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the…

Fifteen years ago, a little film called Donnie Darko was released in theaters and didn’t make much of an impact at all. But with years of DVD viewing, a director’s cut and hundreds of theories to what it was all…

For some in the United States, it may have felt like the recent election was a blow to girl power. And though many were unhappy that the US will have to wait a little longer for their first woman President,…

War! What is it good for? In some cases, being the basis of classic movies. Lawrence of Arabia, From Here to Eternity, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, and the Francis Ford Coppola classic, Apocalypse Now. This 37-year-old movie still resonates with…