I am not what anyone would call a fan of Judd Apatow. As a director he is able to get some really great, funny performances out of his cast -- a cast that he assembles using his great eye for untapped talent. But as a creator, he relies too heavily on his cast to write the jokes for him. His style…

I think my favorite class the one year I attended New York University's film school was the one that introduced me to early American television. My little teenaged world was blown out by the Western adventure Sky King, by the witty visual genius of Ernie Kovacs, even by an early episode of General…

One of the surprise debuts of last year had to be Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..., a talk show featuring Costello pulling off the rare triple threat: host, performer, and bandleader. Equal parts interview and…

We know how it is: You'd like to go to the movies this weekend, but there's all that sighing and sulking and brooding over your immortal undead lover to do, and that's just exhausting. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks…

It's that time again. Time to hang the holly, trim the tree, and fill the stockings. So what should all the good little geek boys and girls be looking for under the tree this year? How about these five awesome box sets?

Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection
One of the very best things to see release…