Marilyn Monroe Biopics
The release of BLONDE caps a long line of films about the late Norma Jeane Baker, a.k.a. Marilyn Monroe
BLONDE
This Marilyn Monroe biopic is no masterpiece, but it’s also not as terrible as many pundits have been claiming
LANDIS: THE STORY OF A REAL MAN ON 42nd STREET
A must-read due to the fact that, simply, this is the only biography that exists on SLEAZOID EXPRESS’ late Bill Landis (1959-2008)
HOLLYWOOD ENDING: HARVEY WEINSTEIN AND THE CULTURE OF SILENCE
The latest in a long line of nonfiction accounts of the crimes committed by Harvey Weinstein
Fred Ward: 1942-2022
I greatly respect Fred Ward as an actor, but ultimately I like him because, simply, he graced quite a few of my favorite movies
CIMINO: THE DEER HUNTER, HEAVEN’S GATE AND THE PRICE OF A VISION
A frustrating and inconclusive book, although that’s an inevitability give its subject: the notoriously hermetic Michael Cimino
MASTER OF HORROR: THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF MICK GARRIS
This long-in-coming biography is as thorough a portrait of Mick Garris as anyone could desire
Ivan Reitman: 1946-2022
Say what you will about Ivan Reitman, but he knew how to make movies
Performer Profile: Bridget Fonda
A reclusive figure nowadays, back in the nineties Bridget was one of the brightest stars on the scene, and scion of one of Hollywood’s most prestigious dynasties
THE STRANGE WORLD OF WILLIE SEABROOK
All about the late travelogue writer William Seabrook and his weird fetishes, written by his wife