It was either Last of the Mohicans, Glory, or Schindler's List. My parents allowed R-rated movies that had historical significance (do not ask me how Mohicans was historically significant) until I was about 15 and then they stopped caring (although there was serious debate about whether or not I could see Saving…

I admit that when I first saw Seven Samurai (my first Kurosawa film) that I was utterly transfixed by Toshiro Mifune, but every time since I keep watching Shimura. He is such a great actor. And yes, Ikiru is a great place to start. Only one word of warning, most prints of it seem to be not that wonderful because of…

Ikiru is not just good. It's a freaking masterpiece.

I know that it's not exactly the same, but I am a big fan of Jeffery Eugenides who made quite the splash in 1993 with "The Virgin Suicides" and then hid away until 2002 to release "Middlesex" and is only just now releasing a new book. He's published some short fiction and edited some collections, but for the most…

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This is a great recap of one of my favorite episodes of television. I liked the whole story at the beginning. It fit nicely with the episode.

Yet another Clevelander, adding my positive-ish vote for Cleveland. The Cinematheque is probably one of the best reperatory theaters in the country.