This week commemorates the 40th anniversary of the legendary Stonewall riots.  Let's travel back in time for a moment to New York in the 1960's.  We assume there have always been gay bars, but they didn't exist as they do now; in the 60's they were places where police could safely raid and beat patrons with little fear of retaliatory or legal action.  The majority of these bars were owned by the mafia who paid police off to warn barkeepers of impending raids; so most of the time, bars' patrons could be warned in advance of a raid and pretend they were "straight" until the police left.  In the 60's raiding gay bars and harassing, beating, mocking, arresting, and stealing from their patrons was commonplace.

If you like romantic comedies and sports comedies, you will probably enjoy the complete first season of My Boys on DVD.

The half-hour sitcom features P.J. Franklin, a spunky tomboy sports writer for the Chicago Cubs, and a group of guy friends that includes her longtime best friend and former...

The French Resistance. An exotic location. A sultry dame. A piano. And a tough-talking Humphrey Bogart.  Not the all-time favorite Casablanca, but that other classic, To Have and Have Not.

 

Thirty years ago, one television series went where no cancelled television series has gone before...the big screen.  This summer, Star Trek returns to the big screen with a brand new cast.  Here is a look at the previous ten Star Trek movies.

Doubt is a fascinating movie that takes us into the complicated world of human relationships, interactions, and assumptions. It is set in a Catholic Parish in 1964 and revolves around a young priest, Father Flynn, who is portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, his new ideas, and his relationships...