My Influences: Martin Scorsese
I’m often asked by younger filmmakers, ‘Why do I need to look at old movies?’…
Celebrating the Living: Mariette Hartley
Back in the ‘70s, she did commercials with James Garner. They had such great natural…
Attention Must Be Paid: Wolfman Jack
It would have been late spring, 1986. Probably somewhere I still have the certificate with…
Disney Byways: “Dad . . . Can I Borrow the Car?”
For reasons, I was once a student aide in a drivers’ education class. Before I…
Year of the Month: Jason Tucker on PUFNSTUF
Seeing the Krofft puppets on the big screen is something I still have yet to…
Let There Be Light: Persia on The Complicated Labyrinth of THE TOMBS OF ATUAN
Ursula K. Le Guin had never written books for young people before changing the field…
Taco Break: Best Titles and Best Stories To Live Up To Their Title
In conversation recently, beloved Soluter Ruck Colchez and I discussed what a good title Arrested Development is. It is,…
Celebrating the Living: Richard Bellis
Sadly, I did not hear back from the person I was in contact with at…
Attention Must Be Paid: Kate Smith
If Paul Robeson sang a song, famously recorded a song, does a white woman who…
Disney Byways: THE WILD COUNTRY
As we discussed last week, when it comes to the live-action Disney stuff, the benchmark…