Prairie Miller

Viewing history and its iconic major players from the distant past through a contemporary idiomatic lens, can be an ill advised idea, if not a total disaster.

Though mixing espionage and family values, as in unraveling the roots of dysfunctional behavior among a bratty brood of siblings may be a stretch, Jackie Chan makes the most of it in his latest caper targeting unruly kids, The Spy Next Door.

Following the end of the Soviet Union and the advent of commercial infiltration by global carpetbagger culture, some Eastern European countries were carved up and ceased to exist, while others disappeared entirely.

The raging red state/blue state town hall meeting battles over issues like health care and taxes may have spilled over into the multiplexes as well, if recent film fare is any indication.

Setting the record straight from the start, the Nolte on the hot seat announces that no, he is not in possession of three testicles.