Past Is Prestige
One of the things both the MCU and the DCEU have done that is unusual…
Gillianren
Gillianren is a forty-something bipolar woman living in the Pacific Northwest after growing up in Los Angeles County. She and her boyfriend have one son and one daughter, and she gave a daughter up for adoption. She fills her days by watching her local library system's DVD collection in alphabetical order, watching everything that looks interesting. She particularly enjoys pre-Code films, blaxploitation, and live-action Disney movies of the '60s and '70s. She has a Patreon account at https://www.patreon.com/gillianren
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I Thought It Was in Terribly Bad Taste For Him to Die When He Did: Terry Jones, 1942-2020
Sometimes, the reaction to a death is, “Yeah, we knew that was coming.” He’s been…
Celebrating the Living: Gene Hackman
The world of first choices is a fascinating one. Imagine with me, for a moment,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Brittany Murphy
I honestly thought long and hard about whether or not to write about her. Because…
Disney Byways: SAMMY, THE WAY-OUT SEAL
I’m wondering, now I’m really getting into things, how much Disney’s terrible mid-century live action…
Representation Is Not Tokenism
Among other disappointments this week, we learned that the Oscars are still awfully cis-het white…
THE THIN MAN: A Year of the Month Dialogue Between Gillianren and Persia
G: We didn’t have a lot of luxuries when I was a kid, but one…
Celebrating the Living: Vera Miles
Vera Miles is definitely one of those people I was astonished to discover was still…
Attention Must Be Paid: Dan O’Herlihy
As I mention now and again, my article images for articles about people is where…
Disney Byways: “Mickey’s Rival”
I don’t know if this is the first time Walt was parodied by his own…