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DVD: 'Life on Mars'

Jul. 24, 2009
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) As good as the American TV remake was, the original British "Life on Mars" ranks with "The Wire" as one of the best TV series ever made. On the surface, it's the story of Manchester cop Sam Tyler (John Simm) who gets hit by a...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch