Not My Holiday
Many years ago, my sister, her best friend, and I went in search of a…
Open Thread: Cultural Gateway Drugs
“I am working on a philosophical romance shot through with elements of horror and morbidity.…
Cough of Death
I missed posting last week. This is because, if you believe Hollywood, I’m dying. You…
Recent Hacking Activity Is A Hideous Display Of Cowardice
Today, another development in the Sony hacking scandal occurred, this time with threats of violence…
What The Screen Actors Guild Nominations Mean For The 2014 Oscars
We’re in the thick of awards season now, with tons of awards outlets announcing their…
Home and Not Home
I grew up in Altadena, California, in Los Angeles County. In 1995, I graduated from…
Film and the Normalization of Happy Families
We are launching headlong into the Holiday Movie Season on TV. When I was a…
Why Michelle MacLaren Deserves to Direct WONDER WOMAN
It’s simple. Michelle MacLaren is one of the finest action directors, really one of the…
Ferguson was a fine example of propo
Last week, officials in St Louis teased that there was going to finally be a…
PRIMARY COLORS – A Mike Nichols Film
With the passing of the seminal director Mike Nichols, I’d like to take the opportunity…