Film

When the book “The Perfect Tuba” landed on my desk, I thought, “I’ll have to ask Robert Carpenter about this.” Every Central Florida music fan knows he’s the go-to guy for all things tuba. Turns out “Perfect Tuba” author Sam Quinones had the same thought; I quickly realized Carpenter was interviewed and contributed to the book, which offers interesting info about the local tuba culture. I hear ...

LOS ANGELES — Billy Ray is terrified. Or at least that's what the award-winning screenwriter says in response to the innocuous-to-the-point-of-pitiful interview-opener: "How are you doing?" Strangely, he is not referring to the state of our country (though he has been scathingly critical of both the Trump administration and the Democratic Party) or the potential perils of artificial ...