Chungking Express and Conflating Movies With Reality
Chungking Express is a movie about heartbreak and longing. It’s a classic in the category…
Celebrating the Living: Stuart Margolin
Either you’re excited to see this article or you’ve never heard of him. There’s really…
Attention Must Be Paid: Marcia Strassman
It’s just as well that I have only seen bits of Welcome Back, Kotter, and…
Disney Byways: Hidden Mickeys
Today is a big day for this column; it’s Mickey Mouse’s official birthday. (Because “Steamboat…
Camera Obscura: MOLL FLANDERS/THE AMOROUS ADVENTURES OF MOLL FLANDERS
It is generally assumed that Moll Flanders was written by Daniel Defoe. (Or, to give…
The Absurd Weight of Existence: Persia on Camus in 1942
If you want to talk about Camus, you have to talk about war. Technically, there…
Taco Break: Cinematic Standards
One thing that fascinates me about movies is that you can’t really do ‘cover versions’…
Celebrating the Living: Debra Jo Rupp
It is a truth universally acknowledged that some parts of Friends have aged like milk.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Benson Fong
There are surprisingly few images available online of Tang Wu, the Chinese businessman who buys…
Disney Byways: THE ISLAND AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
Mako played characters of many national backgrounds over the years. Japanese, of course, but also,…