Today is the last day in our annual marathon of holiday films. Before you bundle up and head out to family gatherings and church services tonight, bring the relatives out for a special screening of "It's a Wonderful Life" (at 1:00 p.m.) or "White Christmas" (at 3:30 p.m.). Seeing these classics on the big screen [...]

The cynic in me hates to admit it, but if I have to choose between optimism and pessimism, I go for the glass that's half-full every time. Life's too beautiful and short to entertain prolonged doom-and-gloom about our pithy existence on this planet. However, a few decades around other humans can give almost anyone pause [...]