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From Marlowe To Rockford: A Progression To An Iconic Character

Introduction When I was a boy, my family moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Those were idyllic years. I loved living in Southern California. I...

WANNABE: ALL WASHED UP: A Roundtable Interview With The Mockumentary Makers

Introduction Hollywood loves comeback stories. Few, however, are quite as gloriously awkward or as hilariously self-inflicted as Wannabe: All Washed Up. Twenty years after Richard...

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS Review: This Is What They Mean By A Crime Against Film

Introduction The concept of the celebrity sex pass was popularized on an episode of Friends. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, a celebrity...

SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959): A Critical Analysis

Introduction Some Like It Hot (1959) is a comedy film by famed director Billy Wilder, who also directed titles such as Double Indemnity (1944) and...

THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH: The Latest On QT and Fincher’s New Sequel!

Introduction The buzz around The Adventures of Cliff Booth is real. This standalone sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (2019) brings back...

Scholars’ Spotlight: James Coburn

Early Years James Harrison Coburn III was born on August 31, 1928, in the sparsely populated town of Laurel, Nebraska. When his father's Ford dealership...

The Astonishing Life and Tragic Death of Carole Landis

Early Years Frances Lillian Mary Ridste was born in Fairchild. Wisconsin on New Year's Day in 1919. Shortly after her birth, her father, a railroad...

HEAT 2: The Latest News On Michael Mann’s Long Awaited Sequel!

Introduction Michael Mann’s 1995 film Heat is still the benchmark for the crime genre and is also widely considered to be one of the more...