THE CRIMINALS series
There’s something about a multi-part crime movie, particularly a Shaw Brothers crime movie, that compels
Performer Profile: Larry B. Scott
As a child of the eighties who happened to be a prolific moviegoer, I couldn’t help but notice the presence of Larry B. Scott
On THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
One of the more bizarre film-related occurrences of our time is the ascension of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION to Great Film status
The Dollar Babies
All about Stephen King’s Dollar Baby program, and the festival it inspired
The Cinerama Dome: A Personal History
The Cinerama Dome, LA’s greatest and most unique movie theater, is now closed.
Performer Profile: Elina Löwensohn
The fabulously exotic Elina Löwensohn, who for a time was the indie “it” girl, and remains an actress to watch
1981: The Year in Bedlam
Just what the title says.
CRUST and THE CALAMARI WRESTLER
An example of the type of filmic simultaneity that I enjoy investigating: two films released within a year of each other headlined by man-sized aquatic critters
Remembering That Which Is Better Forgotten: NEWSIES and SWING KIDS
An entire book can be written on the Mouse Factory’s ealry 90s output, which is of definite interest to cult movie buffs
Performer Profile: Jennifer Jason Leigh
One of the most talented and uninhibited actors of our age. That is all.