Celebrating the Living: Frances McDormand
I have to confess it always takes me a minute to remember what her actual…
Attention Must Be Paid: LUX RADIO THEATRE
Every now and again for this column, I’m going to celebrate a thing, not a…
Dissolve On (6/11/2017-6/17/2017)
When the late, great website The Dissolve ended operations, its commenting community had The Solute…
Disney Byways: PETER PAN
Walt was concerned that Peter Pan (Bobby Driscoll) was cold and unlikable, which worried him.…
LONG STRANGE TRIP Captures the Romance, Comedy, and Tragedy of the Grateful Dead
The first music you hear is the Grateful Dead covering “Death Don’t Have No Mercy”…
Scenic Route: THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007)
There Will Be Blood, which has been getting some good notices lately, portrays a historical transformation…
Celebrating the Living: Joel and Ethan Coen
I asked a bunch of my friends if doing Ethan and Joel Coen in a…
Dissolve On (6/4/2017-6/10/2017)
When the late, great website The Dissolve ended operations, its commenting community had The Solute…
Attention Must Be Paid: Myrna Loy
I have said for some time now that the wrong 1934 comedy swept the Big…
Disney Byways: BOLT
Man, what is it about cats in children’s media? Simon has lately discovered three or…