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Tag Archives: Barbra Streisand
January 2019 Viewing Diary
Q and A (1990; d. Sidney Lumet) I closed out 2018 with North Dallas Forty, which inspired me to 1. write a post about Nick Nolte’s vulnerability and launch a little unofficial Nick Nolte retrospective. I will be a broken … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbra Streisand, Brad Pitt, David Lynch, documentary, Italy, Jared Padalecki, Jeff Bridges, Jensen Ackles, Joe Berlinger, July and Half of August, Martin Scorsese, Mickey Rourke, Nick Nolte, Nicolas Roeg, Paraguay, Paul Schrader, Peter Weir, Poland, Prince, Robert Mitchum, Sidney Lumet, Sissy Spacek, Supernatural, Susan Sarandon, Twin Peaks, women directors
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The Tao of Barbra and the #BigGayThrill as told by Mitchell Fain
Here’s a piece Mitchell has performed called “The Tao of Barbra.” No last name necessary. I have known Mitchell since college, and I have heard him talk about “The Tao of Barbra” since our earliest days as friends. What Mitchell … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli
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August 2018 Viewing Diary
Ballerina (2009; d. Bertrand Normand) I tripped over this documentary on FilmStruck (I love dance documentaries), and it’s really really good. Not only do you get to know a bunch of different dancers, but it’s a portrait of what ballet … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, ballet, Barbra Streisand, Ben Gazzara, documentary, England, Ethan Hawke, Hal Ashby, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Joe Berlinger, Josephine Decker, Lana Turner, Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Linklater, Robert Redford, Roman Polanski, Russia, Sam Rockwell, Sophia Takal, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Supernatural, Sydney Pollack, Vincente Minnelli, Warren Beatty, women directors
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Dynamic Duo #13
Tiffany Haddish and Barbra Streisand
Celebrating the Disreputable: An interview with Charles Taylor about his new book Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-in Near You: The Shadow Cinema of the American ’70s
Charles Taylor’s new book Opening Wednesday at a Theater Or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema of the American ’70s was an intense pleasure to read. He discusses 15 films from the 1970s, films that were not made as prestige … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbra Streisand, David Lynch, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, friends, Gene Hackman, interviews, Lee Marvin, Monte Hellman, Sissy Spacek, Sofia Coppola, Star Wars, The Rolling Stones, Tommy Lee Jones, Warren Oates
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The Books: Vamps & Tramps; “Brooklyn Nefertiti: Barbra Streisand,” by Camille Paglia
NEXT BOOK on the essays shelf: Vamps & Tramps: New Essays, by Camille Paglia. Mitchell and I talk about Barbra Streisand all the time. Mitchell has this whole thing called “The Tao of Barbra,” and literally, if there is anything … Continue reading →
Things We’ve Watched and Discussed
We both love her so much. Our discussion about Roberta Flack involved: the Don McLean connection, of course, and how moving we found it. “I prayed that he would finish … but he just kept right on …” How piercing … Continue reading →
On By the Sea … Again
It’s been a long time since I’ve been pissed off by the critical dismissal of a film the way I’ve been pissed off by the reaction to By the Sea. (And this, before I had even seen it, so I’m … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, Barbra Streisand, Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, reviews
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Solstice iPod Shuffle and Some Personal Snapshots
— Part of managing my mental health is managing sleep. I had a rough winter in that regard and have been working hard to course-correct. I bought a sleep mask at Bed Bath & Beyond which has really helped. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, Amy Winehouse, Barbra Streisand, Brenda Lee, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Buddy Holly, Clancy Brothers, Doris Day, Elvis Presley, Eminem, family, Foo Fighters, Garth Brooks, Green Day, Indigo Girls, Jack Black, Johnny Cash, Lenny Kravitz, Liz Phair, Merle Haggard, Metallica, Mike Viola, Nina Simone, Pat McCurdy, Queen, Ricky Nelson, Robbie Williams, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, snapshots, The Beatles, Wanda Jackson, Waylon Jennings
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Beach Shuffle
At the beach. The salty air and the smell of the ocean, the seaweed, the fish, the salt … it’s recuperative. Still have a lot of work to do, and needed to beach to gather my thoughts. Songs playing during … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, Audra McDonald, Barbra Streisand, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Clancy Brothers, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Everclear, Garth Brooks, Glee, Green Day, Huey Lewis, Jack Black, Lady Gaga, Liz Phair, Nirvana, Pink, Queen, Ricky Nelson, Robert Johnson, shuffle, The Beatles
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