Attention Must Be Paid: Merle Oberon
Writing anything about the early life of Merle Oberon risks being wrong. She herself was…
Disney Byways: NAPOLEON AND SAMANTHA
I don’t think I ever saw this as a kid, and I think I always…
Year of the Month: Randy Newman, TROUBLE IN PARADISE
It’s hard not to have heard the opening track, “I Love L.A.,” which has become…
Year of the Month: scb0212 on Return of the Jedi
Today is my 31st birthday, ad Star Wars has always been a part of my…
Celebrating the Living: Phyllis Dalton
I don’t really want to crunch the numbers on this right now, but I strongly…
Attention Must Be Paid: André the Giant
When I told my boyfriend that I was writing about André the Giant for today,…
Disney Byways: CINDERELLA
Cinderella is not high on the list of Disney movies I’m likely to watch. Mostly,…
Year of the Month: Mr. Hooper, My Father, and Grief
Just because. —Big Bird, echoed later by Gordon This is, crucially, not an Attention Must…
Year of the Month: Pink Floyd’s Final Cut
And if I show you my dark side, Will you still hold me Tonight? Few…
Year of the Month: Joseph Finn on WarGames
I honestly kind of hate that this movie has some relevance again. Yeah, I’m starting…