Attention Must Be Paid: Edith Head
Contrary to popular belief, not all of Edith Head’s Oscars are on her desk in…
Disney Byways: HERBIE GOES TO MONTE CARLO
I am, now I come to think of it, surprised that there is no website…
Life Before STAR WARS: Dead Genres
A Bridge Too Far doesn’t really have much in common with Star Wars, but in…
Life Before STAR WARS: The Winners
As far as action stars go, though, the ‘70s didn’t have a bigger one than…
Life Before STAR WARS: Trendchasers
King Kong was far from the last attempt to jump on the Jaws bandwagon. Columbia…
Year of the Month: James Williams on SORCERER
In 1977, two directors capitalized on their previous films’ world-beating successes by releasing their newest…
Stuff My Kids Watch: Failed Logic and JURASSIC WORLD: CAMP CRETACEOUS
Colin Trevorrow said that the animation on this show is fantastic, and my immediate first…
Life Before STAR WARS: Aliens, Apes, and Animated Weirdoes
Before Star Wars proved they could be big business, sci-fi and fantasy were the province…
Year of the Month: Désirée I. Guzzetta on What It Was Like to Be a Kid When STAR WARS Came Out
In 1977, I was barely a teen and a voracious reader of science fiction and…
Life Before STAR WARS, Part One: Long Ago and Far Away
Star Wars has become the tree that’s impossible to see for the forest. It’s ceased…