Film Review
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Period romance is predictable but pretty
It’s no Doctor Zhivago, but in its own thrifty way, The Ottoman Lieutenant delivers polished, well-paced (if entirely predictable) costumed romance.

Reel World
There’s an Asian Western short intended as a pilot, a festival in Silver City and opportunities for the next generation of local filmmakers.
Idiot Box
Beats Toxoplasmosis
Meow Madness on Hallmark Channel
Viewers are invited to choose their favorite fake basketball-playing cat/movie in which a workaholic female executive learns the true meaning of Christmas by falling in love with an elf.
Week in Sloth
Watch the return of Samurai Jack, rich snobs try to survive in Fiji or a N.Y.-Lawyer-in-tiny-Southern-town comedy.