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
Pendulous Wood
Ed Wood and Pendulum Books: a match made in Hell?
NIGHTMARE OF ECSTASY: THE LIFE AND ART OF EDWARD D. WOOD JR.
An oral history made up entirely of quotes from people who knew Mr. Wood
GLAMOUR GHOUL: THE PASSIONS AND PAIN OF THE REAL VAMPIRA, MAILA NURMI
This isn’t the first book about Maila Nurmi, a.k.a. Vampira, but it is very likely the best