Celebrating the Living: Wallace Shawn
He insists he does not have a sense of humour, and perhaps it’s true—certainly none…
Attention Must Be Paid: Lotte Reiniger
I really do not necessarily think there’s much in the way of sexism in the…
Celebrating the Living: Janet Hirshenson
When I went to write about the Coens, I put a lot of thought into…
Attention Must Be Paid: Peter Diamond
The thing about stunt people is that it’s hard to really get pictures of them.…
Celebrating the Living: Rob Reiner
I’m too young, really, to think of him as an actor first. Sleepless in Seattle,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Mary Pickford
You know, I’m honestly not sure if I’ve ever seen a Mary Pickford movie? She…
Celebrating the Living: Robin Wright
She wasn’t actually “introducing,” when she played Buttercup. The year before, she’d been seventeenth billed…
Attention Must Be Paid: Peter Cook
To be perfectly honest, Peter Cook mostly belongs to that school of comedy known as…
Celebrating the Living: Mandy Patinkin
I know, I know. The image breaks the theme. But it’s where I think of…
Attention Must Be Paid: Merle Oberon
Writing anything about the early life of Merle Oberon risks being wrong. She herself was…