If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse... by Floyd Gottfredson will be warmly received by comics aficionados but should also intrigue Disney animation buffs who aren’t necessarily plugged into comic strip history... I have a feeling that this book, crafted with such obvious care, will earn Gottfredson a new legion of admirers.

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet most residents have never been inside one of them.

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

Not so much a film as a visual essay, exquisitely directed and photographed (by Sacha Vierny)... Difficult to watch but well worthwhile for those willing to be challenged.

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.