Friday, August 12 2011
‘French Cinema’ Is a Tangled, Rumpled Jumble of a History
French Cinema is a popular history that makes its own eccentric claims on what that history should be.
Thursday, August 11 2011
Cirulnick & Manpearl have their Shootout with Legend
Wyatt Earp the entrepreneur rather than the gunfighter is perhaps the most audacious image for a world where capitalism has gone on strike. In the concluding issue of Earp: Saints for Sinners creators Matt Cirulnick and David Manpearl not only reassert the emotional core of Earp's story, but imply a way out of our financial crisis.
Tuesday, August 3 2010
Laura Huxley Has Her Say About Laura Huxley in ‘Huxley on Huxley’
Aldous Huxley's second wife discusses her life before, during and after her marriage to the eminent author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception.
Wednesday, July 21 2010
‘The Starlet’: Wishing, Fervently, for a World Without Fanny Packs
The prose is slick, the dialog believable, the humor subtle, and the characters self-destructive. What more could you want in a summer read?
Wednesday, May 19 2010
A Murder Mystery From the Early Days of Cinema
This murder mystery won't do Thomas Edison's rep any favors, but it's a mighty fun read.
Monday, April 12 2010
Marina & The Diamonds: The Family Jewels
Marina has very ambitious goals for herself, which I can't imagine the majority of her audience really sharing on her behalf.
Monday, March 29 2010
India’s Fair Skin Ambassadors Welcome Hip-Hop’s New Dark Knight (video)
Since Shahrukh Khan is showing Akon around Bollywood, imagine that awkward moment when the two are out on the town and they encounter the Fair and Handsome advertising chair, and Shahrukh Khan says to Akon, "I'd like you to meet my sponsor."
Thursday, February 11 2010
High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly by Donald Spoto
In his biography of Grace Kelly, Donald Spoto spends much time trying to polish a gem that shines all on its own.
Thursday, August 30 2007
A Tough Road for Hollywood’s Female Film Directors
Like most big-time movie directors, Kasi Lemmons had a studio driver to take her to and from the set of her new film, Talk to Me. "He said he'd driven 130 directors," Lemmons recalled. "And I was the first woman director he'd driven."
