The Line Between Projection And Connection
In discussion of the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens, beloved Soluter The Ploughman remarked that he really connected…
Celebrating the Living: Patricia Quinn
Occasionally, we have someone for the column who is iconic but not prolific. “If they…
Attention Must Be Paid: Stan Winston
It’s always surprising where we can find Disney connections. It’s a little surprising to discover…
Disney Byways: The Vault
I initially said, before Disney+ was even announced, that they’d have to put literally everything…
Year of the Month: Tom Morton on THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM
Bram Stoker’s final novel, published the year before he died (allegedly) of syphilis, was loosely…
Birth of the Cool: Persia on Unadaptable AKIRA
Akira starts today. Released on July 16, 1988, the movie begins with what looks like…
Year of the Month: Haley Ioppini on SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY
Karen Carpenter was an icon. It’s hard to dispute that the silky-smooth-voiced adult contemporary singer…
Celebrating the Living: Jordan Peele
For several years now, the inevitable response to people first learning that I do prominent…
Attention Must Be Paid: Yvonne De Carlo
It may be true that The Munsters is not strictly speaking horror and that Yvonne…
Disney Byways: LANGUAGE ARTS THROUGH IMAGINATION
1988 was frankly not the greatest year in the history of Disney. Oh, Oliver and…