Friday, May 15, 2026

Fame—I’m Gonna Live Forever (“The Assassination of Jesse James . . . “)

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The Western has never been my favorite film genre. Personally speaking, I‘m not much enthralled by horses and guns. But when one of my scree...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The Philadelphia (and Newport, Rhode Island) Story

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High Society (1956) promises fun at the movies. And it delivers. This spritely screwball musical stars Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, both o...
Friday, May 8, 2026

Carlos Castaneda: Tricking the Reader and the Filmmaker

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When I attended college, Carlos Castaneda was a very big deal indeed. As a student of anthropology at my very own school, UCLA, Castaneda ha...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Naked Truth About “Showgirls”

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Recently the L.A. Times posted a fascinating interview with a 72-year-old writer and entrepreneur named Pamela Redmond. As a novice stage pe...
Friday, May 1, 2026

Thelma Ritter -- Meeting the Star of “The Mating Season”

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The unstoppable Richard Orton, he of the keen eye and the passion for movie art direction, just sent me two screen-shots proving that in 195...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Baby Jane Grows Up

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Well, none of us is getting any younger. And Hollywood actresses, who’ve always relied on youth and beauty to fuel their careers, know bette...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Dreams and Reality on “Revolutionary Road”

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Revolutionary Road strikes me as a curious name for a novel, or a movie . . . or a street address. When I think of its implications, I conju...