I conducted this interview with novelist and screenwriter Tara Ison almost a decade ago for a now defunct site after the publication of her 2015 book Reeling… Read more “Reeling Through Life: An Interview with Tara Ison”
Category: Film
Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld is a star everyone knows about but no one really knows, a sort of patron saint of weirdos. She was (is) strange, rebellious, perhaps the… Read more “Tuesday Weld”
Erland Josephson
Few actors have ever lived inside the quiet emotional realities of their characters like Swedish great Erland Josephson, who was born ninety-four years ago today in 1923… Read more “Erland Josephson”
Sofia Coppola
I came to Sofia Coppola late, and late in my first marriage, and I fell hard for the young director. I saw Lost in Translation several years after… Read more “Sofia Coppola”
All About Eve
I had a chance to revisit All About Eve a couple weeks ago as part of the Third Floor Film Series, a local classic film series I started in… Read more “All About Eve”
Zabriskie Point Revisited
When I first saw Zabriskie Point two years ago, I was not very impressed. A long-time Antonioni fan, I felt its themes were handled clumsily. What has surprised… Read more “Zabriskie Point Revisited”
Olivia Hussey
Olivia Hussey was born April 17, 1951. She fits as an April baby. Romeo and Juliet has long sat as a Spring read for me (I first read… Read more “Olivia Hussey”
Lupe Vélez
I’ve been a bit obsessed with Lupe Vélez lately. Obsessed with her ferocity, her talent, her energy, her beauty, her unwillingness to hide on screen, her tragedy,… Read more “Lupe Vélez”
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins would have turned 85 today. Instead he died in 1992 at the age of 60. He had been diagnosed with HIV two years prior, but… Read more “Anthony Perkins”
Emma Watson
Can we take a moment to talk about Emma Watson? Because I kind of adore her right now. Honestly, I haven’t even decided if she’s a good… Read more “Emma Watson”
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