
"Mad Men": Back to the beginning?
While he knows he can't get back to the beginning - in terms of starting again - at the same time, his loveless beginning will always be a part of him, will forever drive him.

Chicago's Palestine Film Festival line up announced
The world's longest running Palestinian film festival will be held from April 18-30 at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

Rushes to judgment: The top 10 assassination movies
To observe the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's liquidation, here are the Top 10 assassination/conspiracy films of all time.

Today in history: John Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath” is published
Millions who have never read the book have seen the film version starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford.

The Americans: "One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov"
"As we near the end of the season, many of the pieces that have been laid out are coming together."

Today in history: 'Wizard of Oz' songwriter & socialist Yip Harburg is born
"I am a rebel by birth," Yip said, "I contest anything that is unjust, that causes suffering in humanity."

"Mad Men": Don Draper wonders "Is That All There Is?"
The opening scene rather brilliantly encapsulates the questions and issues to be dramatized: What is real and what is fantasy?

"Eye-conic": Viva "Sagrada!"
One of the world's most enigmatic churches, Sagrada Família in Barcelona remains a major construction site almost 90 years after Gaudí's death.

Today in history: An occasional poem for the first night of Passover
Tonight begins the Jewish festival of Passover, which celebrates the exodus of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt.

“The Americans”: Considering evil and electric sheep
This episode largely concerns the secrets that women so often carry, some of them to the grave.

