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95-Year-Old 'Birth of a Nation' is Still Generating Heated Hubbubnew

Hailed as a breakthrough in cinematic techniques and forever damned for its racially charged pyrotechnics, director D.W. Griffith’s Civil War spectacle changed everything about moviemaking at that point, as first-time viewers may well find out.
Syracuse New Times  |  Bill DeLapp  |  04-15-2010  |  Movies

Citadel Stations Circumcise Howard Sternnew

Since Howard Stern announced he'll move to Sirius Satellite Radio as of Jan. 1, 2006, Citadel radio stations have been deleting words from his syndicated morning-drive show and shutting off his broadcasts early, sometimes in mid-sentence.
Syracuse New Times  |  Bill DeLapp  |  12-09-2004  |  Media

"13 Going On 30" Rips Off "Big" Minus the Charmnew

The filmmakers seem to be suggesting that 1987 is the new last bastion of innocence for the current moviegoing generation. Don't expect 13 Going on 30's retro vibes to kick-start a Rick Springfield revival.
Syracuse New Times  |  Bill DeLapp  |  08-07-2004  |  Reviews

Cary Grant Revisited in a New Documentary for Turner Classicsnew

Perhaps the most entertaining enigma ever created from the Hollywood system, Cary Grant gets his deserved due in this documentary from writer-director Robert Trachtenberg that's as breezy, ebullient and mysterious as its subject.
Syracuse New Times  |  Bill DeLapp  |  08-07-2004  |  TV

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