17 Jul 2020

You Gotta Be Kid-ing Me: A Dozen Memorable Pre-Teen Movie Performances

By Mike Schulz

Here's a salute to wonderful performances – all of them filmed before the actors turned 13 – available as home-viewing entertainment: a dozen 1973-to-1999 movie portrayals (five of them Oscar-nominated or -winning) that strongly suggest that acting gifts have precious little to do with age.

13 Jul 2020

They Got Them Babe: “Palm Springs”

By Mike Schulz

Damned if this fiercely funny, inventive, thoughtful, and affecting release doesn't feel like the first movie comedy designed specifically for the pandemic era: a spiky yet empathetic commentary on modern life and modern romance in which “modern,” for once, genuinely means “this exact moment right now.”

09 Jul 2020

Going to Eleven: Show-Business-Themed Home-Viewing for Those Missing Crowds

By Mike Schulz

As we continue to wait for large, semi-large, and even intimate public-entertainment venues to safely open again, here are a few more home-viewing favorites from my nostalgia cabinet: five – well, make that six – excellent works from 1979 to 1992 all focused on the business of show, with different titles for different nostalgic moods.

07 Jul 2020

The State of Things: The Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge

By Mike Schulz

Kevin Koster, co-owner (with wife Diane) of the Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge in Davenport, discusses the live music venue's operations during this period of social distancing. We spoke on Thursday, July 2.

07 Jul 2020

The State of Things: Rhythm City Casino Resort

By Mike Schulz

Ryan Lounsbury, Marketing Director for the Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport, discusses the venue's operations during this period of social distancing. We spoke on Thursday, July 2.

07 Jul 2020

The State of Things: RIBCO and 2nd Ave Dance Club

By Mike Schulz

Terry Tilka, owner of the Rock Island Brewing Company (RIBCO) and 2nd Ave Dance Club in Rock Island, discusses the venues' operations during this period of social distancing. We spoke on Thursday, July 2.

07 Jul 2020

The State of Things: River Music Experience (RME)

By Mike Schulz

Tyson Danner, Executive Director of the River Music Experience (RME) in Davenport, discusses the live-music and music-education venue's operations during this period of social distancing. We spoke on Thursday, July 2.

05 Jul 2020

They Get the Job Done: “Hamilton”

By Mike Schulz

As a record of filmed theatre – especially considering Lin-Manuel Miranda's achievement is probably the greatest musical-theatre offering of the last 20 years – this Hamilton might have exactly zero peers.

02 Jul 2020

And the Oscar Goes to … Not You: 20 Performers Still Awaiting Their First Academy Award Nominations

By Mike Schulz

As we celebrate 2020 being half-finished at long long last, let's take a look at 20 actors – all of them Golden Globe and/or Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award nominees – who have somehow been denied Oscar recognition despite healthy, sometimes legendary big-screen résumés.

29 Jun 2020

Holiday Roads: Five Memorable Big-Screen Vacations

By Mike Schulz

If you've been finding yourself starved for getaways but don't necessarily want to get away far, or if you're feeling itchy as a result of your daily commute not taking longer than the length of time it takes to get from your bed to your PC, consider these five vacation-based home-viewing options from 1978 to 1995. They're not quite trips to Hawaii, but unlike Walley World, you can at least visit any time you want.

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