Year of the Month: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Don’t let anybody hurt you again, ever. They can’t anyway. You’re much too real. That…
What The Hell Kind Of Space Opera Is This?
As you may well know, I am an aspiring scifi writer. Specifically, I’m heavily influenced…
Celebrating the Living: Dean Stockwell
The earliest of his movies that I’ve seen is Anchors Aweigh, his 1945 second film…
Attention Must Be Paid: Jayne Mansfield
In a way, Jayne Mansfield is the second-youngest person I’ve ever written about. By rights,…
“Now here comes the big, fat close-up”: Jake Gittes on A Star Is Born (Year of the Month)
When Norman Maine, a troubled, alcoholic film star whose long career is beginning to flounder,…
Life Is a Miracle: Valerie Harper, 1939-2019
It’s recently started to embarrass me how far in advance I have men scheduled while…
Year of the Month: Désirée I. Guzzetta on Godzilla
The following piece contains spoilers for the film. If you haven’t seen it yet, go…
Disney Byways: “Crazy With the Heat”
The phenomenon of the cartoon mirage has long been a fascinating one to me. I’m…
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