For the Love of Movies

By GRAHAM SPANIER

My plane landed about 3 p.m. last December 30, with me and 300 members of Penn State's marching band in tow, returning from a nice win at the Alamo Bowl. I arrived in the nick of time to unpack my bags and head to the movie theater.

I had to see two movies that night, and two more the following afternoon, before I could send out my annual...