Film on the Internet: A KISS BEFORE DYING (1956)
Ira Levin’s A Kiss Before Dying is one of my favorite slightly-forgotten suspense novels–tight, perfectly…
Guest Article: 18 Songs about Actors by David “Rosy Fingers” McFarlane
I love when songwriters reference pop culture. For some reason, songwriters tend to be more…
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I have not seen either John Wick (the third one or either of the other…
Year of the Month: David “Rosy Fingers” McFarlane on THE PHANTOM
“For those who came in late…” Across the dark realm of the Orient exists a…
Twelve Million Angry Men
At the time this essay went up, Todd Phillips’ Joker, an origin story for Batman’s…
Celebrating the Living: Brooke Shields
Imagine being so much in the public eye your whole life that your college transcript…
Attention Must Be Paid: Dudley Manlove
The thing about scheduling people way in advance, which I’ve been doing lately, is that…
Disney Byways: “Moving Day”
A thing I don’t actually mention much in these columns is how much the portrayals…
Clytie’s Recommended Entertainment Articles (August 30-September 5, 2019)
Health issues caused me to post this late. I hope you can forgive me my…
Enter Plowman: THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS
The Midwest United States, closer to both Washington DC and Hollywood than they are to…