Tag Archives: Joan Crawford

For the NY Times: ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 8 Recap: “You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends?”

Posted on April 24, 2017 by sheila

My re-cap of the emotional finale of Feud for the New York Times. I’ve been pretty clear all along with my reservations about the point of view of a lot of this series, but I’ve also been extremely interested in … Continue reading →

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For the NY Times: ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 7 Recap: Feminism 101

Posted on April 17, 2017 by sheila

My re-cap of the 7th episode of Feud: Bette and Joan is now up at the New York Times. One more episode to go!

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March 2017 Viewing Diary

Posted on April 3, 2017 by sheila

The Goddess (1958; d. John Cromwell) Written by Paddy Chayevsky. Starring Kim Stanley and Lloyd Bridges. Stanley plays a character clearly based on Marilyn Monroe, rather extraordinary when you consider Monroe was still alive. It’s a brutal movie about stardom … Continue reading →

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NY Times re-cap: Feud: Bette and Joan, episode 4 “More, or Less”

Posted on March 27, 2017 by sheila

My re-cap of episode 4 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.

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NY Times re-cap: Feud: Bette and Joan, episode 3 “Mommie Dearest”

Posted on March 20, 2017 by sheila

“Not you-OUU BITCH!” is, so far, my favorite line reading of 2017. My re-cap of episode 3 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.

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Feud: Bette and Joan: Episode 2 re-cap for The NY Times

Posted on March 13, 2017 by sheila

My re-cap for Episode 2 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.

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Feud: Bette and Joan: Episode 1 re-cap for The New York Times

Posted on March 6, 2017 by sheila

I’m so happy to be making my debut in The New York Times with re-caps for Feud, the new FX series created by Ryan Murphy, about the legendary feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. There’s so much to discuss … Continue reading →

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February 2017 Viewing Diary

Posted on March 1, 2017 by sheila

Silence (2016; d. Martin Scorsese) I was completely flattened by this gorgeous and overwhelming movie. Most of the Oscar winners pale in comparison to what was going on in this film, directed by an absolute master. Passionate, reflective, powerful. 50 … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016 by sheila

I look at this and I wonder why I always feel like I haven’t done jack-squat. Or, at the very least, I could do more. Well, I always can do more. Regardless, here are links to some of the things … Continue reading →

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August 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on September 3, 2016 by sheila

My viewing this month was mostly work-related, so the viewing diary is uncharacteristically short. A lot of these I watched multiple times, for research, etc. And I’ve been ill, too, this summer. I just had no concentration outside of the … Continue reading →

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