Disney Byways: Walt the Promoter
Walt Disney was not, for the most part, a great creator. People are shocked by…
Year of the Month: HERE COMES THE SUN
You’ll get no argument saying Nina Simone’s a great artist. But like so many of…
Year of the Month: Persia on DAISY TOWN
When I was young, I read every Asterix the Gaul book I could get my…
Year of the Month: Roland Saint-Laurent on ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES
How do you make a sequel to a film that not only kills off every…
Celebrating the Living: Jonathan Frakes
When a show is on the air for a long time, it can offer opportunities…
Attention Must Be Paid: Gloria Blondell
If you search for Gloria Blondell, people assume you mean Joan. That’s not all that…
Disney Byways: THE BAREFOOT EXECUTIVE
The promise of Disney+ was the end of the Vault. “It will have everything,” they…
Pictures of a Revolution: 2005
Welcome to Pictures of a Revolution, a year-by-year study of the output of Revolution Studios. This…
Year of the Month: DUEL (1971)
It almost goes without saying that Duel is an American movie. It comes close to…
Stuff My Kids Watch: The Uncertainty of the Modern Internet and COCOMELON
Look, Disney fan I may be, but I’ve never been a fan of the multinational…