Celebrating the Living: Marge Champion
I’d be surprised if anyone else from about half her movies were still alive. She…
A Sound of Spontaneity: Lee Mendelson, 1933-2019
For many people, this time of year is incomplete without Charlie Brown trying to find…
Little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously: Bob Dylan, BLONDE ON BLONDE
To live outside the law, you must be honest. -Epigraph to Norm Macdonald’s Based on a…
Attention Must Be Paid: Harry Redmond, Jr.
He didn’t have as impressive a career as his wife, which is not something we…
Disney Byways: Month One With Disney+
Well, it’s been about a month now—how are we all feeling? This isn’t just Mandalorian…
Clytie’s Recommended Entertainment Articles (December 20-26, 2019)
Happy post-Christmas/Solstice, my dearies! Did you have a good one? Anyways, on with the articles….…
Taco Break: Stray Thoughts of the 2010s
A decade is an arbitrary period to reflect on. The 2010s contain several important historical…
Year of the Month: Once Upon A Time…in Gotham by Miller
Two men are in the car. The larger one drives, the smaller one — well,…
Year of the Month 1966: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
One of the beautiful things about poetry is its ability to evoke great understanding and…
Tradition
Every year around the holidays, I have to watch the Cary Grant-Tony Curtis World War…