Anniversary Alert! It’s Yesterday Once More: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of “Groundhog Day!”

By Michael Lyons“What if there is no tomorrow?!?  There wasn’t one today!”This line of dialogue from 1993’s “Groundhog Day” is not only witty, it’s the movie’s theme in one of film’s most original comedies.Hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since “Groundhog Day” debuted in theaters.  This anniversary, coupled...

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Read All About It: Movies about the Newspaper Business

By Michael LyonsIn Steven Spielberg’s most recent film, “The Post,” (nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress Oscars this week) there’s a scene which includes quick shots of fingers tapping on typewriter keys, typeset moving, a printing press and rolls of newspapers unfurling out of the presses.The scene is one of the...

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“Zone” in: A “Twilight Zone” Trilogy

By Michael LyonsThere are few TV shows that are truly timeless.  Few that involve themes and messages that are scarily more relevant today, then they were when they debuted.  Few that become even more dramatic and compelling as time goes on.“The Twilight Zone” is all of these.  Host, creator and writer Rod...

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Anniversary Alert! Still The “Man”: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of “Superman: The Movie!”

By Michael LyonsThose who remember venturing to movie theaters in 1978 to see “Superman: The Movie” have earned the right to act like the proverbial “old man,” rocking on the chair on the front porch and waxing nostalgically: “In my day, there were no ‘Avengers’ or ‘Justice League!’”  We didn’t have a new super hero...

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January Jokers: Binge-Watching TV’s Classic Sitcom Episodes

By Michael LyonsJanuary, the Christmas Tree and decorations are back in solitary confinement for another year, the credit card bills are littering your mailbox and the news just reported that the temperature in your hometown is the same as Anchorage, Alaska.What a great time to stay inside and warm yourself by the glow...

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