Best feel-good picture of 2007
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Okay, a few days ago I wrote a review of the Diving Bell and the Butterfly saying it could be the best picture of 2007, but even so you might want to skip it because the truth it reveals might be something you don't want to look at. It's a fine picture, but a tough one. Another wonderful but tough picture is No Country for Old Men. It's one of those movies that leaves so much unresolved that you walk out of the theater not sure which foot goes in front of the other. On a second viewing it makes much more sense. The world isn't necessarily as crazy as it at first seemed. But there's a movie that is also incredibly well crafted, and gets better every time you think about it -- Juno. I didn't realize how much I liked it until I heard someone compare it to Little Miss Sunshine, a movie that I did not enjoy, unlike everyone else it seems. I loved Juno because it organizes its sweetness into love for one person, the star of the movie, Juno. But everyone, no matter how dorky or clueless (and some of the adults are truly dorky and clueless) shares the love. The movie has a wholeness, an unqualified goodness, you not only walk out of the theater in love with Juno and everyone else in the movie, but your heart is warmed for everyone, including yourself. It's that good.  All three remind how good movies can be. And there were some not-too-bad movies at the end of 2007, for example, Atonement, which some didn't like, but I did. 3:10 to Yuma is a well-crafted genre picture. Michael Clayton was a perfect showcase for the talents of George Clooney. Great acting and a simple story in The Savages.  Which one was the best? I'd hate to have to choose!
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Networking technology turned out to be one of the more interesting stories in 2007. Jon Oltsik offers a look ahead to the new year.
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The Apprentice wraps up a strong second season with a photo finish.
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This year a combination of travel and snow storms influenced me to stay at home on New Year's Eve.   I had returned to my home from a night out in Boston the evening before, and after battling a snow storm while returning home I did not feel like going out again.  A fire in the fireplace and my favorite beverage in my hands was all I wanted on the last night of 2007. read more
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It looks like the era of shorter films has had its day. 2007 is going
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Reader Richa Agarwal sends us a picture.
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Wired takes a look at the latest and greatest in the world of digital cameras. The E-510 nudges digital single-lens reflex cameras another step closer to capturing reality as faithfully as your retinas.
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Our 2007 picks for the best of what's new and exciting on the Web today -- sites with exceptional style and smarts that offer new ways to enrich the on- and off-line experience
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Travel: Warm up for New Year's Eve 2008 with our gallery of celebrations around the world
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Over the last year, this stock has been sweet.
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Blog: It's finally released in the good ol' U. S. of A.
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Life & style: In pictures: Start the new year looking better than ever
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A selection of the best images from the last twelve months
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Crystal balls are so much cooler when the screen is wide.
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âIn the Shadow of the Moonâ is a morale booster. The power of its archival images hasnât diminished with familiarity.
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Thanks to digital cameras, picture taking has been revitalized. At this year&#39;s Photokina, the world&#39;s largest photography trade fair, digital cameras dominate the picture.
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Plus: Mashups for the masses and HD video in a digital camera.