Camera Obscura: THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES/EL DORADO
My partner disputes the idea that El Dorado qualifies for this column, simply because it’s…
Camera Obscura: THE BAD SEED
My old nemesis Frederick Wertham comes up in the book. It’s interesting, because it’s specifically…
Camera Obscura: THE YEAR OF THE HORSE/THE HORSE IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT
I’ve really got to stop putting things on the list before looking into their availability.…
Camera Obscura: PHANTOM LADY
We come to this one by way of Lux Radio Theatre. For the unfamiliar, Lux…
Camera Obscura: DEAR LOLA/THE BENIKER GANG
We are going deeply obscure here, folks. So obscure the book doesn’t have a Wikipedia…
Camera Obscura: Ode to Billie/Billy Joe
And then she said, I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw Ridge Today, Billy…
Camera Obscura: THAT WAS THEN [PUNCTUATION] THIS IS NOW
I’d known for years that Emilio Estevez was in the movie of this, but I’d…
Camera Obscura: THE FIRST WIVES CLUB
Olivia Goldsmith died relatively young. She had a heart attack as a complication from elective…
Camera Obscura: ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
This feels like cheating. Surely the movie version, the original movie from 1975, is not…
Camera Obscura: THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lied…