Arts & Entertainment

Let me try something new. I’m going to state what the pluses of this film are, because I am kind of torn here. It has many, many flaws. But somehow I am still compelled to like it. For the most, that is. Michael BurkAn avid film buff, artist and aspiring …

Amy Schugar is easy to spot on Cedar Street. She has that Los Angeles rock mystique, a rare sight here in Globe. Her mane of hair reaches well-below her shoulders, long and full. Her red, studded boots scream rock n’ roll, as do her vest and button-down shirt. I walk …

So some may say I’m biased towards these type of films, but that would be very dismissive. If anything, I’m harder on the films that fall into the genres I enjoy. Being a fan of 2011’s first foray into the legend of Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, I was hopeful …

Tucson-based author Nancy E. Turner will discuss her two historical fiction novels “These Is My Words” and “Resolute” at Globe Public Library tomorrow, starting at noon. “These Is My Words,” based on the life of her great-grandmother, traces the experiences of one woman’s survival in the Arizona Territory during the late …

I kept watching this film, thinking to myself, this is as slow as Liam Neeson’s thriller from a few years ago, “Unknown.” Surprise!!! Unbeknownst to me, it’s the same director: Jaume Collet-Serra. Michael BurkAn avid film buff, artist and aspiring filmmaker since childhood, Michael moved to the area in 2004 from …

As a friend knowingly pointed out to me, The Monuments Men could have been titled Oceans 14. It tells the true story of how President Roosevelt sent a league of mostly over-aged art scholars to retrieve some of the most important artwork of our time from Hitler’s troops in Nazi …

Bob Kuban was the drummer and leader of a group called Bob Kuban @ the In-Men when the group hit #12 on the charts in 1966.  Pretty amazing because the Beatles were doing pretty well then too not to mention groups with names like Mancini, Doobies, 3 Dogs, Dave Clark, Moms …

As an 18 year old boy growing up in the underrated town of Billings, Montana, I was moving potatoes from  100lb bags to 5lb bags in the “55 degree” room of a food wholesaler when I first heard …Yes, I’m Ready, by Barbara Mason.  I was ready to pack my …