Our Obligation to the Past
The Academy is a large enough and complex enough group that it’s hard to ascribe…
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
Articles:
Stuff My Kids Watch: Oscarpalooza Junior
Long before the kids were born, I started what I call “Oscarpalooza.” Starting with the…
Celebrating the Living: Adrienne Barbeau
We are never going to come to the end of Catwomen. For one thing, Anne…
Attention Must Be Paid: Robert Quarry
One of these days, I will do the research necessary to really discuss the concept…
Disney Byways: Minnie Mouse
A Google image search for Mickey Mouse brings up stills from “Steamboat Willie,” the statue…
Ghibli’s Girls
There are Ghibli princesses. They are very, very different than Disney princesses, but there are…
Celebrating the Living: Orlando Jones
We don’t do a lot of people who have their own Urban Dictionary pages, but…
Attention Must Be Paid: Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair holds the rare distinction of having played one of the few adults to…
Disney Byways: “Little Hiawatha”
It can’t even be that they’re trying to hide this short’s existence; it’s been released…
Movie People
One of my jobs in my relationship with my partner is to know where he…