Pete's Place

…And there was more on my mind than just my son, my granddaughter and My Hero. 1. Experienced that wrenching Mavericks loss this eve...

Blue Is the Warmest Color ***** Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. Adèle’s (Adèle Exarchopoulas) life is changed when she meets Emma (Lé...

Last week's rank in parenthesis. 1.  Arizona 25-2 (1) 2.  Florida 25-2 (2) 3.  Kansas 21-6 (4) 4.  Villanova 24-3 (5) 5.  Creighton...

It's difficult to believe I've known her for about 45 years. A great song upon to which reflect on 45 years.

Oklahoma has experienced more than 100 earthquakes since last Friday . None of them have caused epic damages on the scale of, say, comparati...

The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology *** Directed by Sophie Fiennes. Fiennes and philosopher Slavoj Zizek team for this documentary that use...

Last weeks' rank in parenthesis 1.  Arizona 23-2 (1) 2.  Florida 23-2 (6) 3.  Kansas 19-6 (4) 4.  Villanova 22-3 (3) 5.  Syracuse 2...

In my pre-teen years, I found nothing funnier on television than Sid Caesar's 90-minute Your Show of Shows , which I looked forward to e...

My two favorite basketball teams are the Texas Longhorns, because I’m a UT graduate and I bleed burnt orange, and the Dallas Mavericks, b...

Last week's rank in parenthesis 1.  Arizona 23-1 (1) 2.  Kansas 18-5 (4) 3.  Villanova 21-2 (3) 4.  Syracuse 23-0 (2) 5.  Duke 19-5...

All Is Lost ***** Directed by J.C. Chandor. After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor (Robert Redford) f...

Cutie and the Boxer ****½ Directed by Heinzerling. A candid New York love story that explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of boxing pa...

Last Week's ranking in parenthesis 1.  Arizona 21-1 (1) 2.  Syracuse 21-0 (4) 3.  Kansas 16-5 (2) 4.  Villanova 19-2 (5) 5.  Michig...

In case you're wondering what one looks like. (See next video)

If justice prevailed in the world of music, this band would be one of the world's most popular.

Yes, I was disappointed that some of my favorites didn’t make the cut — I will go to my grave maintaining Before Midnight and Inside L...

Rush ****½ Directed by Ron Howard. The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (...

Last week's rank in parenthesis. 1.  Arizona 20-0 (1) 2.  Michigan State 18-2 (2) 3.  Kansas 15-4 (5) 4.  Syracuse 19-0 (4) 5.  Vil...

A beautiful, touching, emotional, original piece of art. A must watch.

Although I will learn more after this weekend, if you asked me right now I would argue we’re going to have another split in Oscar voting wi...

Newly appointed City Manager A.C. Gonzalez, Dallas' answer to Howdy Doody A couple months ago I thought the "Uber Affair,"...

In a World ****½ Lake Bell. Directed by Lake Bell. An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-ove...

Last week's rank in parenthesis 1.  Arizona 18-0 (1) 2.  Michigan State 17-1 (3) 3.  Villanova 16-1 (4) 4.  Syracuse 18-0 (5) 5.  K...

If my predictions are correct, 12 Years a Slave will garner the most nominations (13) when the Motion Picture Academy announces their cho...