Year Of The Month: Miller on THE VALLEY OF GWANGI
In 1968, 2001: A Space Odyssey rewired what audiences could expect from special effects. A…
I Am Zack Snyder And Zack Snyder Is Me
On a podcast somewhere, Quentin Tarantino has remarked that if podcasts had been around when…
Celebrating the Living: Barbara Eden
Years ago, the National Enquirer or similar published a front-page article declaring that Bill Clinton…
Attention Must Be Paid: Phil Hartman
Hi, I’m Troy McClure! I do in fact remember him from enormous numbers of movies.…
Disney Byways: “What Should I Do?”
To my utter delight, someone on the Disney wiki I use for occasional research for…
Gordon Parks Goes Home Again: THE LEARNING TREE
A tornado sweeps across the Kansas plains. Lost in his own thoughts, a young man…
SCENIC ROUTE, Slings & Arrows: The Bit Where Jack Says The Thing
Late in the first season of Slings & Arrows, the actors are rehearsing Hamlet with protagonist and mad…
Celebrating the Living: Tracey Walter
There has always been a place in Hollywood for the Squirrely Little Guy. There are…
Attention Must Be Paid: Adriana Caselotti
As you might expect, research for these articles sends you down a lot of rabbit…
Disney Byways: HANG YOUR HAT ON THE WIND
This turns out to have been a feature in the way that Saludos Amigos is…