Tearjerkers

The Semiotics of Sparks

This week, the Nicholas Sparks movie The Last Song, starring Miley Cyrus, arrives in theaters-just a month after his Dear John. The plot includes divorce, piano-playing, a distant father, a small Georgia beach town, stained-glass windows and, well, more letter-writing. 

Mr. Sparks, 44, has written 15 novels, six of which have been made into movies-rather Read More

Gere-Lane III: Passion on the Outer Banks

Nights In Rodanthe
98 minutes
Written by Ann Peacock and John Romano
Directed by George C. Wolfe
Starring Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Viola Davis, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni

While the rest of the world is having a noisy nervous breakdown, it’s good to know there are still a few folks at Read More