Celebrating the Living: Wallace Shawn
He insists he does not have a sense of humour, and perhaps it’s true—certainly none…
Celebrating the Living: Janet Hirshenson
When I went to write about the Coens, I put a lot of thought into…
Celebrating the Living: Rob Reiner
I’m too young, really, to think of him as an actor first. Sleepless in Seattle,…
Celebrating the Living: Robin Wright
She wasn’t actually “introducing,” when she played Buttercup. The year before, she’d been seventeenth billed…
Celebrating the Living: Mandy Patinkin
I know, I know. The image breaks the theme. But it’s where I think of…
Celebrating the Living: Phyllis Dalton
I don’t really want to crunch the numbers on this right now, but I strongly…
Celebrating the Living: Cary Elwes
He’s not named after Cary Grant. It turns out Cary Elwes is one of those…
Celebrating the Living: Hayley Mills
She’s been on the list since the beginning, and I keep putting her off in…
Celebrating the Living: Bruce Dern
It’s amazing the things I can learn while doing this project. Did you know that…
Celebrating the Living: Molly Ringwald
I can’t help feeling sorry for anyone whose public image is as lithified as Molly…