"School of Rock"

Has there ever been anyone like Jack Black? Could anyone else have played this role?

It's also nice to see a movie with kids in it where the kids don't act like annoyingly cute kids.


"The Sopranos"

Nothing on TV gets me revved up quite like the opening credits of the first episode of a new season of "The Sopranos".

I'm not going to go into specifics here (I know some people still haven't seen this week's episode), but even when the characters are going through the most mundane activities, it’s riveting. As always, the writing and acting are terrific.

And I really enjoy the flow of a 13 episode season instead of a 22 episode season. Much tighter.

HBO is definitely worth having.