Have you heard of The Wrecking Crew? The musical geniuses behind “These Boots Are Made For Walking,” “California Dreamin’,” “Good Vibrations,” and more? No? Are you sure? To be fair, Nancy Sinatra made “These Boots” famous, The Mamas and The … Continue reading THE WRECKING CREW
In 1850, Charles Dickens published his eighth novel, an autobiography of sorts, and his proclaimed favorite: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account). It … Continue reading THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
Drawing on the structure from One Thousand and One Nights—where a reluctant bride, Scheherazade, enchants her murderous husband, the Sasanian King, with tales to stay her execution—director Miguel Gomes provides commentary on modern-day cultural and political crises in Portugal. Dealing with … Continue reading ARABIAN NIGHTS
Judy Garland was born in a trunk. Or so the story goes in A Star Is Born, a movie about an aging actor on his way out, thanks to addiction, and the young starlet he handpicks to bear the burden of … Continue reading JUDY
I have a hard time buying that dinosaurs and humans could live together in any kind of harmony. Food would be an issue: How hard would it be for a Brontosaurus to knock over a grain silo and go nuts? … Continue reading JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
Few films announce themselves as succinctly with an opening image as Frantz does. In the foreground: green leaves and pink flowers waving in the breeze. In the distance: a provincial German town draped in monochromatic black and white. In this single image, … Continue reading FRANTZ
First published in 1923, The Prophet by Lebanese-American author Kahlil Gibran is one of the most successful and popular books of poetry ever produced. Selling more than 100 million copies in more than 40 languages, The Prophet is a collection of 26 illustrated poems … Continue reading THE PROPHET
Let’s talk about sex. Or better yet, let’s talk about Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a 4-foot-7, 90-year-old Holocaust survivor who loves to talk about sex. For 40 years, she’s been “America’s sex therapist,” an honor she wears with pride. But Westheimer … Continue reading ASK DR. RUTH
In his landmark study, From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film, Siegfried Kracauer put forth the theory that cinema is a seismograph for its time, a mass media indicator of the cultural subconscious. In other words: … Continue reading BOY ERASED
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