The Lens

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 28, 2009 - I don't condone the behavior that landed Roman Polanski in front of a judge more…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 24, 2009 - In the 1980s, the late, great Michael O' Donoghue proposed a sequel to "Easy Rider"…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 17, 2009 - The Red Army Faction, popularly known as the Baader-Meinhof Group (or "Complex"),…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 12, 2009 - It's one of the most common things you hear when people talk about movies: "It…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 8, 2009 - As you've undoubtedly heard by now, it was 40 years and a bit ago that half a million…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 8, 2009 - Whatever bad judgment clouded the air over Altamont, it couldn't match the sheer…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 28, 2009 - After the self-indulgent mess that was "Death Proof," his half of the 2007…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 25, 2009 - Roger Ebert, who has more or less taken the position of elder statesman of American…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 20, 2009 - Interesting to animation enthusiasts but skippable for most others is "$9.99," a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 10, 2009 - For a plate full of food and fun, see "Julie &and Julia," the new comedy written and…