Category Archives: Actors

The Melancholy Hero: On the Acting of Owen Wilson

Posted on June 13, 2013 by sheila

I’ve been wanting to write about him for a while! I love him. Been following his career from the start. I love The Royal Tenanbaums, Darjeeling Limited, and I also love The Wedding Crashers, Marley & Me, and Starsky & … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Dean Martin

Posted on June 7, 2013 by sheila

From Dino, by Nick Tosches. Getting to the heart of it all, something I tried to do here, with Elvis. His schoolmates had never really known him. Even his loving family could not tell for sure what lay within this … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Esther Williams

Posted on June 6, 2013 by sheila

Jezebel beat me to the punch with the reference, but since it was the first thing I thought of when I heard that Esther Williams, the Hollywood Mermaid and gigantic star of the 40s and 50s, had passed away at … Continue reading →

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The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘Beckett’, by Jane Kramer

Posted on June 3, 2013 by sheila

Next up on the essays shelf: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross The Fun of It is a collection of “The Talk of the Town” pieces in The New Yorker, grouped … Continue reading →

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The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘Nichols, May, and Horses’, by John McCarten

Posted on June 2, 2013 by sheila

Next up on the essays shelf: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross The Fun of It is a collection of “The Talk of the Town” pieces in The New Yorker, grouped … Continue reading →

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“She was quiet, too, I remember, like an animal is quiet, and I was like that too, survival tactics. She seemed smart, but not in an educated way, instinctively smart, nobody’s fool.” – John Strasberg on Marilyn Monroe

Posted on June 1, 2013 by sheila

In honor of Marilyn Monroe’s birthday, please go read the piece by Kim Morgan, which was the cover story this past December in Playboy. It’s a phenomenal piece of writing as well as analysis. Kim takes on all of the … Continue reading →

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“More Than This / There Is Nothing”: Bill Murray in Lost in Translation for Sofia Coppola Month

Posted on May 29, 2013 by sheila

I could feel at the time There was no way of knowing Fallen leaves in the night Who can say where they’re blowing As free as the wind Hopefully learning Why the sea on the tide Has no way of … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Bob Hope

Posted on May 29, 2013 by sheila

That clip is sheer liquid joy. Go check out my friend Trav SD’s post: Trav S.D.’s One Stop Mini-Guide to the Hope and Crosby Road Pictures

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Chicago Sings Kander and Ebb

Posted on May 28, 2013 by sheila

My friend Meghan Murphy singing “All That Jazz” at a recent Chicago concert series. My favorite part, I think, is when she holds the “z”. To quote my friends: That is bullshit, and by bullshit we mean AWESOME. Proud of … Continue reading →

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Cousin Mike on Ellen: #1 Coach

Posted on May 28, 2013 by sheila
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