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Posts Tagged ‘values’

Violent Gentlemen of Past Were Models of Moral Strength

Violent Gentlemen of Past Were Models of Moral Strength

The brilliant economist and columnist Thomas Sowell writes [...]

‘Couples,’ ‘Paranormal’ Show Value of Genre Traditions

   The unexpectedly strong box office perfomance of both Couples Retreat and Paranormal Activity show that respect for genre traditions and fundamental American values consistently make for successful popular art, S. T. Karnick writes. (more...) [...]

Fox’s ‘Prison Break’ Concludes

     Fox's Prison Break was a frankly plot-heavy melodrama, and a very good one of its kind, S. T. Karnick writes. (more...) [...]

‘An American Carol’ Off to Slow Start at Box Office, Deserves Better

   David Zucker's An American Carol is a superb satire on Euro-loving America-haters. It has started slow at the box office, but deserves real audience support. (more...) [...]

Will Smith Is Most Consistently Popular Actor Today

A side note in a story about a new study of Hollywood actors' salaries shows that Will Smith has become the most consistently popular actor of our time.  (more...) [...]

American Girl Empire Teaches Better Values Than Schools

The first theatrical film based on the American Girl doll series is about to hit U.S. theaters. Could it shame our public schools into doing better?  (more...) [...]

Profits Down Again for New York Times, Washington Post

Angry Americans are voting with their media choices, and the news is very bad for complacent leftists. The mainstream media continue their downward slide as the New York Times and Washington Post report continuing drops in profits and stock values. That's great news for the rest of us.   (more...) [...]

New Series ‘Jezebel James,’ ‘Miss Guided’ Inclined Toward Traditional Values

Two new network TV situation comedies show a more optimistic and positive approach to their subject matter. This reflects an increasingly strong trend in TV fiction programming. (more...) [...]

Maiden of Mysteries

Nancy Drew, the new theatrical film based on the classic [...]