Now 87, Reiner has been in show business for more than 50 years as a writer, performer, producer and director. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

(Encore on Comcast) Rob Reiner’s loving pictorialization of William Goldman’s modern fairytale classic, a sort of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’’ meet the Grimm Brothers. Full Article at Boston Globe

Prop. 99 and the General Fund but not Prop. 10, so this new $1-per-pack tax would drain tens of millions of dollars from early childhood education across the state by suppressing cigarette sales with out replenishing Prop. 10 losses, Prop. 10 campaign... Full Article at Inside Bay Area

If you're feeling blue, any of these movies will lighten your mood and may have you reminiscing about the good, old days - no texting or twittering in these movies, for those of us over-50. 1. Full Article at Associated Content

Every Friday, John Cockrell will offer up his perspective on the latest NFL developments that catch his eye. His views are his own, not those of the Patriots. He speaks for himself but he writes for Patriots.com. Full Article at Patriots.com

(click linked text below to jump to related section of the review) A few cult movies can be recognized by one line of dialogue (like, say, "I'm a pimp and pimps don't commit suicide" from 'Southland Tales' or "Hail to the king baby" from 'Army of... Full Article at High-Def Digest

Wil Wheaton is something of a fanboy favorite for the people. He’s a former child star, best known as the lead in the Rob Reiner adaptation of Stephen King’s Stand by Me, and also as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Full Article at Geeks of Doom

My limited knowledge of rock and pop of the 70s and 80s came to me like second-hand smoke. The musical tastes of my two younger sisters drifted through the house, brought there on vinyl bought in record shops across the water in Seattle. Full Article at Counterpunch

He claims that most young people recognize him from Ocean’s Eleven (and Twelve and Thirteen), but even if you don’t know him on sight, you owe Carl Reiner for pretty much everything good about American comedy. Like SNL? Full Article at Babble

A wire-haired comedian turned supporting character actor, Kevin Pollak began doing stand-up at age ten by lip-synching to the routines of Bill Cosby. Full Article at Hollywood.com

At one time, the youngest actor ever to win the coveted Best Actor Oscar, Richard Dreyfuss – at age 29 – was propelled to stardom with his complex performance in "The Goodbye Girl" (1977). Full Article at Hollywood.com

It’s a familiar complaint, whenever books are re-imagined for film, fans and critics always cry that the novel is better than the movie. Well here are 20 cases where the surprising opposite holds true. Full Article at Pop Crunch

The son of folk-singer Gil Robbins, actor-writer-director Tim Robbins came of age on the LSD-drenched streets of NYC's Greenwich Village, caught between 60s psychedelia and the Pope. Full Article at Hollywood.com

If youve read my interview with Katherine Dieckmann and Uma Thurman, you know Umas parting words were Live long and prosper. Apparently shes not the only Star Trek fan in Motherhood. Full Article at Cinema Blend

A naturally gifted comedienne, Penny Marshall transcended an early brush with fame via the TV sitcom “Laverne and Shirley” (ABC, 1976-1983) to become a successful feature film director, with such titles as “Big” (1988), “A League of Their Own” (1992)... Full Article at Hollywood.com

Apparently, success is merely a matter of serendipity. Full Article at PopMatters