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Substack: Writing roundup
A freebie for all subscribers: Roundup of my writing over the last couple of months, plus some thoughts on Viva Las Vegas, After Hours, Ebertfest, my time in Chicago … everything I’ve been doing. Thanks for reading!
Posted in Movies, Personal, Television
Tagged Elvis Presley, Martin Scorsese, Substack, Viva Las Vegas
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“As a cinematographer, I was always attracted to stories that have the potential to be told with as few words as possible.” — Reed Morano
“I feel like directing is more about who the individual is rather than if they’re a man or a woman. It’s kind of hard to generalize and group all of us female filmmakers into one group, like we’re all going … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Movies, On This Day, Television
Tagged Handmaid's Tale, women directors
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I agree with you, kid. I say yes to those movies too.
The Queen’s Gambit
March 2023 Viewing Diary
March was a bitch. Working on a big single project which sucked up all of my attention. Marathon not a sprint. I can’t do things half-way. This project was never ever out of my mind. I’m close to the finish … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged biopic, Claudette Colbert, documentary, Dorothy Arzner, drama, England, Fredric March, horror, Ireland, Pre-Code, Shakespeare, short film, Supernatural, women directors
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Happy Birthday, Dean Stockwell
I’ve been paying tribute to him on his birthday for 15 years or something insane like that. I need to take a moment to reflect on my own “relationship” to him and his work. He was really important to me, … Continue reading
Substack: Jensen Ackles
It’s his birthday today. You know I’ve written so much about him. I’m not done. Here’s another piece, praising his old-school brand of acting – the old-school movie star stuff – in all its subtleties and broad-ities. On my Substack, … Continue reading
R.I.P. Raquel Welch
The poster for One Million Years B.C.., with Raquel Welch in a fur bikini is as iconic as the Farrah Fawcett poster. It casts as long a shadow. The poster makes Welch – a small woman – look ten stories … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, RIP, Television
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January 2023 Viewing Diary
Friday Night Lights No time like the present. I binged this entire series in a couple weeks. This took commitment, and a couple days of sick leave, while trapped in my hotel room in Memphis, too sick to move. I … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Aubrey Plaza, Baz Luhrmann, Bette Davis, biopic, Cary Grant, comedy, documentary, Dorothy Parker, drama, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Hedy Lamarr, Hungary, Italy, Jean Renoir, Little Richard, noir, Poland, Pre-Code, Ralph Bellamy, Raoul Walsh, Spencer Tracy, Teresa Wright, true crime, William Wyler, women directors
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R.I.P. Cindy Williams
A classic bit. An acting friend of mine from college said she learned about physical comedy from watching Laverne and Shirley as a kid. I mean, watch the build of the bit above. They are CLOWNS, in the best sense … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, RIP, Television
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