The great experiment of melding jazz with classical on the same concert thrilled the crowd Wednesday night at the Massry Center for the Arts.

Winners of the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Pedro Almodovar’s “Broken Embraces” is a huge disappointment, more clever and cute than deliriously engaging.

At the end of the first decade of the century, I present reflections, nagging thoughts and judgments about the state of and direction of our culture. Each time I am tempted to reject or alter or soften an idea, something within prompts me to go for it. Overall, I see good things looming in our country.

A gay man dies and his lover mourns. It’s hardly a unique situation, but in Tom Ford’s “A Single Man,” delicate truths emerge.

It’s an “Our Town” that can give you the creeps — a girl and her fellow victims swirling around in limbo as we wait and pray that the murderer will be apprehended.

I submit to you a list of best films of the decade. Give one of them a try. As usual, tell me movies I may have missed or neglected.

"The Young Victoria" is the story of a girl who refuses to be pushed around, a budding monarch who grows into her role, making some mistakes in the process. Is also the story of a smart, strong lady who has the strength and wisdom to choose the right guy.

I present to you a list of outstanding movies destined to please, challenge, entertain, engage and perhaps excite viewers with discerning tastes.

From where I stand, “It’s Complicated” is out to certify one predominant fact, and that is that fiftysomething women can be hotter than hot, sexier than women in their 40s and just a delicious treat to hop in bed with.

“Nine” is a pretentious mess, a lavish pseudo-Italian embellishment with a soul as dry as ice.

Well, somebody has to do it.
Some guy donning a $1,000 dollar suit walks in from nowhere with unpleasant news. He informs the office manager, making close to or more than six figures, that it’s all over for him and the staff.

As always at this time of year, there are a handful of notable entries in the Oscar race, and while it’s fun to speculate about winners and losers, the challenge is to assess the field and perhaps discern trends not only about art but the direction of our culture.

"Did You Hear About the Morgans?” is a ship without a rudder, floating and then sinking from the moment it touches water

Make no mistake about it: “The Road” is a grim experience. It’s relentless, unforgiving and dipped in the cauldron of apocalyptic horror. Only there may you begin to grasp at a dim ray of hope.