I was able to check out Dinner for Schmucks (Steve Carell, Paul Rudd) last Thursday up in Independence, MO, and I can say I was right on with my blog for The Dinner Game from my 151 Greatest Movies You’ve Never Seen. Dinner for Schmucks is a remake of a 1998 French film called The [...]

The world lost Elvis Presley August 16, 1977. For millions of fans, the King of Rock-n-Roll was gone, but his lasting impact on the music industry, as well as the sound of American Rock, would not be forgotten. Even today, it isn’t hard to find people who will dress as Elvis, eat food that he [...]

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time – Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley and Gemma Arterton This film is based on the popular video game “Prince of Persia.”  Jake Gyllenhaal plays Dastan, a kid from Persia who gets in the good graces of the King and gets adopted and becomes a Prince.  The movie fast forwards to [...]

“movie mania” is a film blog by Nick Leach to be updated each Friday with new flicks for weekend movie-goers. Trust this guy’s opinion. He sees A LOT of movies. Robin Hood – Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow and Mark Strong Ridley Scott is telling yet another tale of Robin Hood.  This time [...]

‘Mariachi Estrella’ film, panel and live music event March 20 at Washburn University In the 1970s, seven women from the church choir of Our Lady of Guadalupe joined together to form one of the first all female mariachi bands in the country. Teresa Cuevas, Connie Alcala, Isabel Gonzalez, Rachel Galvan Sangalang, Dolores Galvan, Dolores Carmona [...]

Watch “Porubsky’s – Transcendent Deli” on KTWU Saturday, March 13th at 10 p.m. The film “Porubsky’s – Transcendent Deli” follows Matt Porubsky on his journey to discover the history and appeal of the business his grandparents began over sixty years ago. Through the years, CW Porubsky’s Deli and Tavern has survived fires and floods, has [...]