This is the master list of Cinemarch Madness polls for the semifinal round. If it’s open, you can vote in it; if it’s closed, either it ended or you have to wait for the poll’s …

Two authors, two cocktails, cannot find out how to make them:
In one of the Fletch novels, Gregory McDonald has Fletch call down to the hotel desk for a Bath Towel (which they turn out not …

Okay, so I left Yahoo!, even though I had a great team/time there, because I had some other things I wanted to do, like work on The Blotter, and also, let’s be honest, curse freely …

And we end the prelims on a doozy. So many worthwhile votes! So many multiple-nomination entries!
So, let’s start with the popular contenders. Boys Don’t Cry is almost flawless as a film; I can’t think of …

It’s funny, the clusters you get on a randomized list — and I don’t mean Hereafter and The Sweet Hereafter both in the same flight. Here, it’s films that, on a different day, might have …

I am 38 and have two gorgeous sons, the eldest of which is three and pretty much the most awesome kid ever to have graced the planet (not that I’m biased). My younger son was …

The Demme Division presents a by-now-familiar Cinemarch Madness dilemma: what’s your third vote? The Deer Hunter is so challenging, so visually dark it seems to have been filmed from inside a keg, Walken’s face so …

Looking for a different theater experience, a walk on the noir side? Or…a risque-but-not-too play at which to stash the visiting relatives who got shut out of Book of Mormon again? Bleached Blonde Betty‘s world-premiere run is …

Brutal draw; the only thing I can rule out is Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, because I think it’s a bit lightweight, but that’s just me.
My votes? Precious and Capturing the Friedmans get honorable mentions, …

At last, a no-brainer. Granted, having seen a few others in the division might have made the choice more difficult, but as it is, I can eliminate both the Bette Davis flicks; I like them, …