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In 1971, Big Jake and Billy Jack battled for box-office supremacy. John Wayne, still tall in the saddle 32 years after attaining stardom....

29 Things We Learned from Barry Sonnenfeld's 'Get Shorty' Commentary "Everyone thinks they can write a script." where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits one of the funniest comedies of the 90s, one of the most memorable Elmore Leonard adaptations, and arguably the best Barry Sonnenfeld film — Get Shorty. Barry Sonnenfeld‘s most popular films tend to be his genre franchise starters, think The Addams Family (1991) and Men in Black (1997), but for my money his best feature remains 1995’s Get...

‘The Book of Mormon’ turns 10 (Jeff Christensen | AP file photo) Andrew Rannells, left, and the cast of "The Book of Mormon" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011, in New York. Can you believe that “The Book of Mormon” musical is 10 years old? It’s true. It has been a decade since Elder Price (Andrew Rannells) first took to the Broadway stage to joyously sing about getting his own planet as his nerdy companion, Elder Cunningham (Josh Gad), lovingly lied his way to convert after convert in the jungles of Uganda. Since its March 24, 2011, premiere at the Eu...

February 26, 2021 2435 SOUTHBURY – Patricia “Patty” Richards, 66, departed this life on Feb. 22, 2021, at The Watermark at East Hill. She was the beloved wife of Timothy (Tim) Richards, and the beloved mother of her daughters Jenna and Chelsea. Patty was born in Webster City, Iowa, on Feb. 24, 1954, to the late James and Doris (Krueger) Laughlin. Patty was the choir accompanist and music director at Sacred Heart Church for the past 25 years, a role that brought her such joy and purpose. Patty started her music ministry in Webster City, Iowa, at the young age of 16, a role she fit so per...

Billy Jack: Hate your neighbor. You have my permission It had been 50 years since Billy and I last met. To say that time had been unkind would be an understatement. Billy Jack (1971) Jean Roberts’ (pseudonymous co-writer and Mrs. Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor) hollow-voiced opening narration brings us up to speed on the legend of Billy Jack. He was a half-breed Vietnam vet who hated what war stood for in spite of adhering to a day-to-day doctrine of “Peace Through Pummeling.” And no one knew where he lived. What Jean fails to tell us is that Billy Jack, not Bruce Lee, deserves credit fo...