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Columbus, OH – Worthington man pleads not guilty to felonious assault...Funeral today for Cleveland police officer...More signatures submitted for slot machine ballot issue...Toledo Blade publishes salaries and benefits of union workers...Arroyo earns first career shutout

A B movie with an ambition like its characters.

By John DeSando, WCBE's "It's Movie Time"

"Virtue is choked with foul ambition." Shakespeare, King Henry VI, pt ii

Magic Sleights

By John DeSando, WCBE's "It's Movie Time"

"And that distill'd by magic sleights

Shall raise such artificial sprites

As by the strength of their illusion

Shall draw him on to his confusion . . . ." Hecate in Macbeth

Columbus, OH – Federal judge says Ohio's rules for voter registration drives are counterproductive in signing up new voters...Ohio Supreme Court rejects month-long buffer on attorneys writing potential clients...Blackwell says Lima prison would reopen if he's elected Governor...

Columbus, OH – Main street bridge work begins...Cincinnati-based airline faces litigation...Air traffic controllers say FAA is understaffed...Poverty increases in Ohio...Candidates for Governor debate environmental regulations...Residents have more time to comment on proposed live-fire training on the Great Lakes...

Deservedly.

By John DeSando, WCBE's "It's Movie Time"

I once succeeded with an attractive older woman because we shared a poetry lovers' delight in Leonard Cohen's Suzanne.

Films reviewed: Spike Lee Special--Inside Man, Do the Right Thing, Summer of Sam, Malcolm X

By hosts John DeSando and Clay Lowe

"It's Movie Time" has won 8 national awards including Silver Microphone and Communicator honors.

Drs. Lowe and DeSando were moderator and panelist respectively on TV 25's "World Film Classics." Both have been professors, Lowe at The Ohio State University and DeSando at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio.

An ugly life

By John DeSando, WCBE's "It's Movie Time"

"So buxom, blithe, and full of face,

As heaven had lent her all his grace;

With whom the father liking took,

And her to incest did provoke:

Bad child; worse father!" Shakespeare, Pericles

Films reviewed: The Illusionist, Invincible, Snakes on a Plane

By hosts John DeSando and Clay Lowe with guest critic Kristen Dreyer Kramer

"It's Movie Time" has won 8 national awards including Silver Microphone and Communicator honors.

You'll laugh, too.

By John DeSando, WCBE's "It's Movie Time"

"Love comforteth like sunshine after rain." Shakespeare, Lear

So you think any one of these summer comedies could be called the best of the year: Scoop, Clerks II, You, Me and Dupree, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Not so when you see Little Miss Sunshine, a certifiable winner for the year with a fraction of their budgets and more wit than even the Woodman can employ.

I applaud these directors.

By John DeSando, WCBE's "It's Movie Time"

"It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today." Isaac Asimov

There isn't much more that could happen to a 14 year-old Latino girl than occurs in Quincearnera, a stew simmered in the Echo-Park section of Los Angeles. Change is the dominant motif as it affects every major and sub-plot point to the point that nothing is explored in depth while much happens.

Columbus, OH – Delphi's hearing delayed until tomorrow...A 16-year-old serves 21 days...The investigation for a hit and run homicide goes further...The state will research if children our cared for by the rules of the book...An executive director charged with grand theft...A industry plant ordered to reduce mercury released into the Ohio river...The federal government may tighten led exposure limits...Ohio meets the standards of Ohio education officials...Two Ohioans among the president's pardons...

Columbus, OH – A man appears in court today for robbery and assaulting a police officer...Governor Taft launches a campaign to defeat a November ballot...More punishment for Taft...Fixing the flaws before the November ballot...The Gubernatorial Campaign underway...Canton School Board expands sex education...Tennis player Roger Federer's winning strike snaps...

Films reviewed: Little Miss Sunshine, Sketches of Frank Gehry, Who Killed the Electric Car?

By hosts John DeSando and Clay Lowe

"It's Movie Time" has won 8 national awards including Silver Microphone and Communicator honors.

Drs. Lowe and DeSando were moderator and panelist respectively on TV 25's "World Film Classics." Both have been professors, Lowe at The Ohio State University and DeSando at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus, OH – To listen to this story click on the mp3 player.

Columbus, OH – A local prison guard pleads guilty to shooting his co-worker...Mayor Colman wants all records examined concerning the Recreation and Parks director's resignation...Clarett receives threats and more...Columbus School Board re-finances millions...

Columbus, OH – The reward for a jail escapee increases...An elderly couple hospitalized due to a fire...Columbus arsons investigators have new equipment...An Ohio University coach wants to change his plea...The first hearing concerning the hike on toll-rates is scheduled...Dermatologist say tanning is just as bad as smoking...The state's rainy day fund increases...The mother of a 1 year old tested positive for drugs is sent to jail...The results of the Ohio State fair...

Columbus, OH – Bob Bennett expects a special primary to be held due to Ney's drop out...The democratic congressional candidate charged with domestic violence suspends their campaign...A rapist hangs himself in jail...

Columbus, OH – No evidence found on two men accused of terrorism...A democratic congressional candidate and her husband charged with domestic violence...More on Ney...New Mexico wants to drop an Ohio based company due to a disagreement...

A jolly little Jewish man

By John DeSando, WCBE's "It's Movie Time"

"No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder." John Ruskin