Movies & TV - Aug. 1, 2009
Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: Aug. 1, 2009
In this edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf weighs in on the Ben Stiller-directed comedy "Tropic Thunder," which features a brilliant performance by Tom Cruise (pictured) and the HBO series "Rome," which captures a good deal of the culture and the custom of Rome but creates suspicion that it is fabricated to make the show more appealing rather than actually researched and historically accurate.
Tags: tom cruise, tropic thunder, rome, hbo, ben stiller, robert downey, jr., jack black

Movies & TV - Aug. 13, 2008
Video of the Day: The "Tropic Thunder" storm
The movie "Tropic Thunder" -- which opens in theaters nationwide today -- has created controversy but also is called "savagely funny satire." Here is the trailer.
Tags: tropic thunder, ben stiller

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 3, 2008
It Came From Uranus
Tuesday September 2nd, 2008 - Chicago, IL/Milwaukee, WISometimes I think I have too much freedom. It’s easy to get sidetracked and not get any work done at all and there’s nobody there to reel me in and get me back on track. I have a tendency to wander all over the place and I did tod...
Tags: Ben Stiller, WLS, Tropic Thunder