Richard Patterson

Charlie Chaplin Classes Up the 1972 Oscars Ceremony

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. April 20, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 16 films in focus By Andrew Sarris The 44th annual festivities of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences began with a whimper and ended with a bang, demonstrating that, among other things, Oscar ... More >>

Tigers Will Stop At Nothing to Avoid Postseason

​Sometimes when I go out on Sunday to drink in the blissful marathon of NFL games, I feel a little guilty. Technically it is a "school night," so no matter how much I'm enjoying myself, there's always the self-imposed reins of responsibility (that are applied to varying degrees, but semantics. ... More >>

The Revenge of the Real