notoriouslynoraFeb 4, 202113 min readThe Circus of Cinema: A Case Study of HagsploitationIn contemporary English, a circus is defined as a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances,...
notoriouslynoraNov 7, 20205 min readMelody and Malady: Humoresque, Deception, & the Musical MelodramaSwanky apartments that boast sweeping panoramas of the Manhattan skyline swell with sound and emotion. Arenas in which the players...
notoriouslynoraOct 4, 20208 min readCurtain Call: Trog, Wicked Stepmother, and the Inevitability of ConclusionWhen compared objectively, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford boast impressive careers — Joan’s just shy of half a century, and Bette’s...
notoriouslynoraSep 22, 20209 min readConfronting Senility on the Screen & in the SelfBette Davis in publicity for “A Piano for Mrs. Cimino,” 1982 The year is 1982. The film, a made for TV vehicle filmed for CBS, is titled...
notoriouslynoraJul 23, 202014 min readCaricatures of Contempt: Revisiting Torch Song and The StarTorch Song, at face value, is easily overlooked as a run of the mill, low budget MGM musical production. Metro was in their golden era of...
notoriouslynoraJul 15, 20208 min readOpposing reflections: musings on Joan Crawford and Bette DavisFor years, they remained two ships in the night, sailing silently by one another in trajectories that practically mirrored the other’s....
notoriouslynoraApr 26, 20175 min readSOME THOUGHTS ON FEUDJoan Crawford said it best herself: “Nobody can imitate me … because I’ve only been drawn on myself only.” That hasn’t stopped Hollywood...