May
12
Network push
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Television | Leave a Comment
This week marks the last major push for the networks until the fall, and the best that NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and the CW can hope for is to complete this otherwise disastrous season with a big flourish.
May
8
New Bond
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Books, Film, Television | 1 Comment
A fresh James Bond work is coming this month, but it won’t be Quantum of Solace, the 22nd film in the series and second starring Daniel Craig as the latest incarnation of the British superspy.
May
2
Butler remembered
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Music | Leave a Comment
George Butler was at the forefront of two drastically different, yet equally important developments in the jazz world.
Apr
28
Given the current Hollywood and advertising fixation on youth, it’s quite interesting that two of this summer’s most anticipated blockbusters are films that collectively have been off the pop culture radar screens a combined 29 years.
Apr
23
Vinyl resurgence
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Miscellaneous, Music | 1 Comment
For many years such audiophile magazines as Sound & Vision and Stereophile have touted the virtues of vinyl and remained faithful to the LP as the best purveyor of the total music experience.
Apr
17
Keys’ dilemma
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Miscellaneous, Music | Leave a Comment
The glamorous and award-winning vocalist Alicia Keys learned this week what happens when you record for a multinational company and make controversial statements.
Apr
16
Celtics revival
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Miscellaneous, Television | Leave a Comment
William Felton “Bill” Russell was the first professional athlete that I ever truly admired.
Apr
15
Anniversaries noted
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Music, Television | Leave a Comment
A pair of highly influential programs that helped cement dominant pop culture trends are celebrating their 20th anniversaries this month.
Apr
7
Heston remembered
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Film | Leave a Comment
As a youngster fascinated with music and film, Charlton Heston was one of the first actors whose stature and presence really made me aware of the cinema’s potency and magic.
Apr
3
NBC’s future
By Ron Wynn | Filed Under Television | Leave a Comment
NBC unveiled its heavily touted “schedule of the future” Wednesday, and it looked an awful lot like much of the same old stuff that’s made them the number four network on merit in every ratings and programming category.