Celebrating the Living: Nadine Trintignant
When we talk about separating the art from the artist, what we usually mean is…
Attention Must Be Paid: Dino De Laurentiis
There is this little five-year gap in the career of Dino De Laurentiis, and presumably…
Year of the Month: Désirée I. Guzzetta on the Infectious Complexity of THE HOST
The Host (Gwoemul) holds a special place in my heart as the first Bong Joon-ho…
Year of the VAMPIRE WARS: BATTLE FOR THE UNIVERSE Previews
Way back in 1996, you would have to watch your movie trailers on VHS tapes…
Year of the Month: Haley Ioppini on HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
I wish my life could be like a high school musical. That lyric may be…
Year of the Month: James Williams on MIAMI VICE
In 1987, The Untouchables’ success kicked off a trend of movies adapted from TV series.…
The Creation Of Art Is An Inherently Morally Positive Act, I Think
There’s a Neil Gaiman quote that gets passed around in which he exhorts the reader…
Celebrating the Living: Tony Robinson
Robinson himself refers to the other cast members of Blackadder as “toffs” and Oxbridge types.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Elinor Glyn
Every generation has its share of shocking writers. Further, every generation’s shocking writing will be…
Disney Byways: “Destino”
One of the strangest sentences you’re going to find on IMDb is “the friendship between…