Grant here. Everyone else on the Zohn has listed their all-time favorite movies but me, and I feel left out. So here’s my list, in order. Goodfellas Godfather 1&2 Reservoir Dogs Pulp Fiction Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Miller’s Crossing Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Sexy Beast True Romance [...]
I am such a dope. I've been blogging about movies for days now and the obvious never occurred to me. Let's name great -- OK, very good -- courtroom movies. I'm leading off with "12 Angry Men" in honor of Sidney Lumet (RIP), and "Witness for the Prosecution." Your turn.
OK, I'm back in the press room at the courthouse for more waiting while the jury deliberates. Michael Martinez from FoxSportsWest.com told me he saw Black Swan over the weekend. He liked it but found it bizarre. I liked it. What did you think of Black Swan? Yesterday, Bruce Jenkins [...]
When I'm filling time -- like waiting for the Bonds verdict -- I make lists. When I was a kid I'd list the top-10 heavyweights or middleweights or the best shortstops, etc. Today I feel like listing my favorite movies. Not the best movies. That's another discussion. I'm going to [...]
I went to see "True Grit" this afternoon. I had my column done and there was no football on TV and it was raining. There is nothing like going to the movies on a rainy day. Also, I love westerns -- "Shane," "High Noon," etc. True Grit is very good, [...]
I went to the movies last night with Iggy to see "The Fighter." I love boxing movies especially good ones. This is a very good one. It's about Micky Ward, a former welterweight champ and it's about his troubled career. For me, the boxing must seem real in a boxing [...]
I was hoping the PD posted my column so I could link it to my blog. But it's 11:15 pm and I want to go to sleep so I can get up early for the Raiders game. So I'll post it in the morning. But I want to tell you [...]
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.