Decade of the Month: SPEEDY and the Fine Art of the Action Comedy
It’s not an easy time to find a laugh at the movie theaters. As the…
Hail Margaret: Persia on The Marx Brothers’ Not-So-Secret Weapon
“There’s an art to playing straight. You must build up your man, but never top…
Year of the Month Désirée I. Guzzetta on DUCK SOUP
One of my earliest media memories is discovering the Marx Brothers on television. There’d been…
Thou Art Translated
There is a phenomenon in anime called the fan sub. This is taking shows and…
Solute Book Club: IF ON A WINTERS NIGHT A TRAVELER…
You have now finished Italo Calvino’s If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler…
Year of the Month: Tom “vomas” Morton on THE LAVENDER HILL MOB
Most cinematic bank robberies and other assorted heists result in betrayal, backstabbing, and disaster. But…
The Solute Book Club: If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler… – An Introduction
I am pretty sure that I first encountered Italo Calvino’s If On A Winter’s Night…
Year of the Month: THE APARTMENT
Content note: Suicide The Apartment is an intimidating project. Writingwise. It’s the Hollywood movie as…
MISBEHAVIN’: THE DRAMATIC COMEDY OF SUCCESSION & THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES
The dysfunctions of the wealthy and powerful have been a part of fiction just as…
Year of the Month: James Williams on A NEW LEAF
Elaine May’s filmmaking career was so marred by studio interference that it’s a little surprising…