It's Never Too Late

“Crazy Heart” (2009). Cast: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Paul Herman, Jack Nation, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall. Director: Scott Cooper. Screenplay: Scott Cooper. Book: Thomas Cobb. www.foxsearchlight.com/crazyheart/. Once many of us pass a certain age, we begin to think that the pattern of our life is largely set, if not intractably fixed. That can be great [...]

The Bleat of a Different Drummer

“The Men Who Stare at Goats” (2009). Cast: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Lang, Robert Patrick, Stephen Root, Waleed Zuaiter. Director: Grant Heslov. Screenplay: Peter Straughan. Book: Jon Ronson. www.themenwhostareatgoatsmovie.com. Author/philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears [...]