Year of the Month: Son of Griff on THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
A number of movies have changed my views on life, but The Good, the Bad,…
Clytie’s Recommended Entertainment Articles (December 13-19, 2019)
How are you, my dumplings? Are you looking forward to Winter Solstice? Hanukah? Christmas? The…
Year of the Month: Notes on THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS
I. Directed and co-written by Gillo Pontecorvo, the representation of the Algerian fight for independence…
The Czechoslovak New Wave (Year of the Month)
When this month’s year–1966–was announced, I knew I wanted to do something on one of the films…
The Mesmerizing Wrongness of MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE
The story behind Manos: The Hands of Fate is almost as legendary and unintentionally fascinating…
Celebrating the Living: Irene Bedard
For a while this school year, there was a kid on my son’s school bus…
Attention Must Be Paid: Walt Disney
When Walt Disney died in 1966, the first thing the company did was try to…
Disney Byways: LT. ROBIN CRUSOE, USN
Walt Disney only ever got one writing credit in his entire career, and even that…
Clytie’s Recommended Entertainment Articles (December 6-12, 2019)
Hello, my darlings! This week I’ve got a very Clytie-ish selection of articles on Socialists,…
Year of the Month: Persia on ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
“You should have caught us in better times. We were purists then.” Has any playwright…