Marilyn Monroe Biopics
The release of BLONDE caps a long line of films about the late Norma Jeane Baker, a.k.a. Marilyn Monroe
Science Fiction Unfilmed: RONNIE ROCKET, INTERFACE, and THE TOURIST
I feel that had these scripts been filmed the face of cinema may well have been transformed irrevocably
Peter Straub: 1943-2022
If you’re a reader of horror fiction the chances are better-than-average that you’re at least partially familiar with the writings of Peter Straub
More Illustrated Oddments
Here we have a new batch of Illustrated Oddments, books that deserve some ink on this site, even if I can’t justify writing full reviews.
1982—The Greatest Summer Movie Season Ever?
I say yes!
Four Films Called ELDORADO
Edgar Allan Poe, diptheria, improvisation, an unlikely road trip, slumming stars and eldorado!
On WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP
A rare (perhaps sole) example of surreal history
On LES VAMPIRES
The legendary French crime saga from 1915 that’s not actually about vampires.
Ray Liotta and The Slide
The May 26, 2022 demise of actor Ray Liotta has thrown one aspect of his career into extremely sharp relief
On CRIMES OF THE FUTURE and The Tyranny of Exposition
In June 2022 CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, the first feature in eight years to be directed by David Cronenberg—and the first in 21 years to emerge from an original Cronenberg screenplay—was released