
I don’t know about your home, but at Castle Leigh, the first channel we always check out on ye olde flat-screen is Turner Classic Movies. (Just nod if you understand. To those who don’t have the habit yet, I can
by Andrew Leigh24 Apr 2012, 11:26 AM PST0

Want to change the world? If you’re a libertarian or a conservative, you might send a check to your favorite politician, party or think tank. If you’re really riled up, you may volunteer for a phone bank so you can
by Andrew Leigh12 Apr 2012, 8:35 AM PST0
It’s got everything against it: 1) It’s a silent movie 2) in black and white 3) with no-name lead actors, 4) no special effects, 5) a title that oozes pretension, 6) … and it’s French! And now the Academy of
by Andrew Leigh31 Jan 2012, 5:04 AM PST0
Mike Flynn recently wrote a cri de coeur on Big Government asking why conservatives have failed to move back the needle on government spending despite the profusion of conservative think tanks, foundations, policy shops, grass-roots organizations, and sundry other pointy-headed
by Andrew Leigh22 Jun 2011, 10:41 AM PST0
Mike Flynn recently wrote a cri de coeur on Big Government asking why conservatives have failed to move back the needle on government spending despite the profusion of conservative think tanks, foundations, policy shops, grass-roots organizations, and sundry other pointy-headed
by Andrew Leigh21 Jun 2011, 3:41 PM PST0
If you could control the culture or the government, which would you choose? It’s kind of a trick question. Because if you control the culture, the government will follow. (And no, the converse is not true – unless your government
by Andrew Leigh2 May 2011, 3:15 PM PST0
I don’t know about you, but for me, the Fourth of July goes with war movies — you know, like Al Gore and happy endings. Maybe it’s the “bombs bursting” in the Star Spangled Banner, or the evening fireworks, or
by Andrew Leigh4 Jul 2010, 10:03 AM PST0
Fox News’ Red Eye has established numerous firsts for a cable news program: First talking newspaper, first intergalactic correspondent, first openly gay host. But the show’s most ground-breaking achievement, the one that will rank it right up there with The
by Andrew Leigh18 Jun 2010, 4:14 PM PST0
by Andrew Leigh30 May 2010, 7:06 AM PST0
Before Season 6, my wife was a die-hard “Lost” fan. For five years, during the appointed hour, I wasn’t allowed to so much as breathe. And heaven help me if I had to walk past the TV screen. Suddenly, my
by Andrew Leigh25 May 2010, 2:04 PM PST0
It’s that time of the year again — Oscar time! (Cue “Hooray It’s Hollywood!” music.) I know it’s supposed to be uncool to care, but I grew up watching the Oscars with my mom every year, and just can’t kick
by Andrew Leigh7 Mar 2010, 9:15 AM PST0
An extraordinary film just came out on DVD which couldn’t be more timely. It’s about a fiercely outspoken, beautiful woman trapped in a country rapidly descending into socialism, with the government steadily ratcheting up control over all aspects of life.
by Andrew Leigh30 Oct 2009, 4:03 PM PST0
September 10, 2010 The Nobel Prize Committee announced today that it is awarding the Prize in Medicine to Jimmy Duncan, a senior at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York, for getting a 97 on his bio-chem final. “The
by Andrew Leigh10 Oct 2009, 1:04 PM PST0
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” – Michael Corleone, Godfather Part III True story: As a young man just out of law school, I was consumed with politics. I even went to work on
by Andrew Leigh11 Sep 2009, 1:51 PM PST0
In 1987, Andres Serrano submerged a small plastic crucifix in a glass jar of his own urine and called it Piss Christ. Not to be outdone, Chris Ofili daubed elephant dung on a painting of the Virgin Mary. While some
by Andrew Leigh6 Aug 2009, 5:03 AM PST0
So, John Nolte didn’t much care for the new “Harry Potter” movie. If memory serves, he didn’t care for movies 1-5, either. He admits, however, to never reading the books. This is a fatal error in appreciating the “Harry Potter”
by Andrew Leigh17 Jul 2009, 4:47 PM PST0
If you’re a history buff and you’ve got HBO, then have I got a movie for you: Into the Storm. (And if you’re cable-less, add it to your NetFlix queue.) Yes, it’s made-for-HBO, but it’s from the John Adams/Band of
by Andrew Leigh4 Jun 2009, 8:14 AM PST0
A frequent cavil by participants in the Angels & Demons debate is, “It’s just a movie!” (Or, “It’s fiction!”) The implication is that the filmmakers made this movie just so they could tell a ripping good yarn. Stipulating for the
by Andrew Leigh22 May 2009, 3:33 PM PST0
People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to. – Malcolm Muggeridge I’m a fan of Ron Howard. I’m also a Roman Catholic. So when Howard recently defended his upcoming film, Angels and Demons, on
by Andrew Leigh1 May 2009, 8:07 AM PST0
People are still buzzing about Barack Obama’s apparent “dis” of Gordon Brown last week, when the British prime minister paid his first official visit to the new president at the White House. Brown presented Obama with the following gifts: •
by Andrew Leigh9 Mar 2009, 7:17 AM PST0
Mickey Rourke is thinking right now: If only my wrestler character was gay….
by Andrew Leigh22 Feb 2009, 9:16 PM PST0
Well, it was a good run while it lasted.
by Andrew Leigh22 Feb 2009, 8:52 PM PST0
by Andrew Leigh22 Feb 2009, 8:47 PM PST0
Another actor half-circle jerk.
by Andrew Leigh22 Feb 2009, 8:39 PM PST0
Haven’t you seen Larry King Live [sic]?
by Andrew Leigh22 Feb 2009, 8:22 PM PST0