
![]() ![]() ![]() From Love to Leno ... from Britney to Brokaw ... here are a few quotes from the past year's major events |
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Year in review
Time of extremes as politics mixed with popThe past 12 months put forth two faces because American entertainment was riven by partisan politics and the culture wars emanating from them. (By Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe)2004 IN MOVIES
Boston Globe Critics' Picks
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Ty Burr's best and worst picks
''Sideways" hits on so many cylinders that you don't know who to be grateful to first. (Boston Globe) ![]()
Wesley Morris's best and worst picks
"Bad Education" is an ingenious hall of mirrors and a den of lies. (Boston Globe) |

Album sales up, tickets down
The term ''flip-flop" was well used in presidential politics this year, but it could also describe what happened with the concert-ticket business and album sales. (Boston Globe) |

Shows surprise by sticking to the script
The value of crafted storytelling and acting reasserted itself with a vengeance this fall, not only with "Desperate Housewives." (Boston Globe) |

Bigger and better and a bit majestic
The Red Sox are world champions, the first time since 1918. And Boston has two new buildings constructed for theater, the first since 1929. (Boston Globe) |
