Attention Must Be Paid: Peter Falk
When a man names his autobiography for one of a character’s recurring lines, you know…
Disney Byways: “Mickey’s Surprise Party”
It’s not that Disney has ever been averse to marketing, goodness knows. But straight advertising…
Year of the Month: Belated Comebacker on Piranha
Was any director a better fit for New World Pictures than Joe Dante? Formed in…
Year of the Month: Dylan “Balthazar Bee” Groves on Invasion of the Body Snatchers
“The SPOILERS are coming! They’re coming! They’re already here! You’re next! You’re next!” The second…
A Soderbergh Escapade: MOSAIC (the app version)
Since I last checked up on Steven Soderbergh, his wonderful unretirement vehicle (heh) Logan Lucky was…
Year of the Month: John Prine, BRUISED ORANGE
The irony that one of his finest records would be released in 1978, during the…
Year of the Month: The Unexpected Lightness of Dawn of the Dead
Well, it’s good to know some of us haven’t lost our sense of humor. A…
There Is No Real Magic: George Romero’s MARTIN (Year of the Month)
Victor Fleming, 1939. Ingmar Bergman, 1957. Mel Brooks, 1974. Francis Ford Coppola, also 1974. How…
Celebrating the Living: John Lithgow
Especially these days, there’s something in us that looks for people to just be nice.…
Year of the Month: Autumn Sonata: Bergman’s Last Song by Jacob Thomas Klemmer
Late in the first act of Autumn Sonata, Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullman discuss…