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OK, Boomers… Now that was a waste of time. I bet more people sat through the Sondland hearing than this dreary, mostly self-congratulatory, so-called debate It’s not business as usual. Donald Trump has proven that. So what do the Democrats … Continue reading →

While we’re in the midst of Tinseltown’s Thanksgiving offerings, a look ahead to what the studios will be serving up  as Kansas City’s 2019 holiday fare… Here are highlights, as they’ll premier in December on local screens. (As always, opening … Continue reading →

Wait for it… From the get go the chances of new Pitch owners stumbling onto a pot-of-gold at the end of the alternative publishing rainbow were slim to none. That said, with the Kansas City Star on the ropes, and little … Continue reading →

What we have here is not so much a racing movie… It’s more of solid storytelling of a competitive friendship set AGAINST the world of racing—and marketing. FORD v FERRARI takes place in the early 1960’s when Henry Ford II saw … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, he was a hellraiser… Former Channel 5 political operative Dave Helling made his bones busting local pols for bogus ad claims. WDAF and later KCTV called Helling’s segments, “Truth Watch.” So edgy was Helling that The Pitch gave … Continue reading →

I’m not sure whether this works or not… Not quite a year ago, before the circus began, I said that if Michael Bloomberg ran, he’d win. But he didn’t…run that is. Which surprised me, since you don’t become a billionaire – … Continue reading →

Something bitter this way comes… For Kansas City based movie exhibitor AMC Theaters, that is. That’s because no industry is exempt for the advancement of technology –  not horses, shopping malls, CDs and DVDs, daily newspapers – none of the … Continue reading →

Time to turn the page on political correctness… We’ve been headed down this road for a long time, but the election of Donald Trump really kicked political correctness into high gear – seriously high gear. When a Japanese-American baseball player … Continue reading →

Frankly, I didn’t know WHAT to expect…   But knowing that JOJO RABBIT won this year’s People’s Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival certainly roused my curiosity. So I attended the screening, while keeping an open mind. The film’s opening … Continue reading →

There, I said it… Was talking to Wild Bill Nigro the other day and we agreed that if Craig Glazer was alive today, he would have long since fired up his chainsaw and written at least a half dozen columns … Continue reading →

What kind of crazy, fucked-up world do we live in where Bernie Sanders has a heart attack and comes back stronger than ever? One in which Elizabeth Warren is busy snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The best line … Continue reading →

I’m not sure I buy into that axiom about nice guys… On that note, one of the nicest Kansas City Star guys I’ve ever known – Jim Fitzpatrick – fired both barrels of his sawed-off journalistic shotgun into the second … Continue reading →

Directed by Ang Lee. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Starring Will Smith—in DUAL roles no less! With all that talent going for it….frankly, I expected more than what turns out to be a pretty routine sci-fi action thriller. “GEMINI MAN” has … Continue reading →

As sports cheers go, the tomahawk chop’s always been kinda lame… Not as lame arguably as drunken Chiefs fans who slather on war paint and don indian headdresses, but still lame nonetheless. Speaking of which, has it occurred to anybody that … Continue reading →

Talk about a Breech of etiquette… Word that Waddell & Reed is axing more than 150 employees and crossing the state line from Kansas to Missouri with the remaining thousand or so, raises an interesting question: What’s to become of the … Continue reading →

Ginger Baker was the first guy we saw with two bass drums and the first guy to do an extended drum solo on record… The band Cream straddled the transition from AM to FM. When the band’s first album came … Continue reading →