Where Love Has Gone: A Mid-Century Hollywood Zeitgeist
1964 publicity poster promoting WHERE LOVE HAS GONE Introduction — It’s remarkably easy to overlook WHERE LOVE HAS GONE, particularly...
The Circus of Cinema: A Case Study of Hagsploitation
In contemporary English, a circus is defined as a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances,...
The Circus of Cinema: A Case Study of Hagsploitation
In contemporary English, a circus is defined as a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances,...
Latent Lesbianism in LADIES’ MAN
Preface: I’m very excited to share what will be the first of many collaborations between myself and Francesca, a cherished friend of mine...
Latent Lesbianism in LADIES’ MAN
Preface: I’m very excited to share what will be the first of many collaborations between myself and Francesca, a cherished friend of mine...
Bette Davis & The Queer Protagonist
While rightfully remembered for her immortalizing portrayal of Margo Channing in ALL ABOUT EVE, such an association often — though not on...
Bette Davis & The Queer Protagonist
While rightfully remembered for her immortalizing portrayal of Margo Channing in ALL ABOUT EVE, such an association often — though not on...
The Power of Voice, Even In Silence: Kay Francis and CONFESSION
Vera Kowalska has nothing left but her voice — and yet, it is her purposeful silence that speaks deafening volumes. 1937 theatrical...
The Power of Voice, Even In Silence: Kay Francis and CONFESSION
Vera Kowalska has nothing left but her voice — and yet, it is her purposeful silence that speaks deafening volumes. 1937 theatrical...
OLD ACQUAINTANCE, or Something More? A Queer Examination
Publicity poster promoting OLD ACQUAINTANCE “There are certain things that one just doesn’t do! But I did!” publicity for OLD...
OLD ACQUAINTANCE, or Something More? A Queer Examination
Publicity poster promoting OLD ACQUAINTANCE “There are certain things that one just doesn’t do! But I did!” publicity for OLD...
Melody and Malady: Humoresque, Deception, & the Musical Melodrama
Swanky apartments that boast sweeping panoramas of the Manhattan skyline swell with sound and emotion. Arenas in which the players...
Melody and Malady: Humoresque, Deception, & the Musical Melodrama
Swanky apartments that boast sweeping panoramas of the Manhattan skyline swell with sound and emotion. Arenas in which the players...
Curtain Call: Trog, Wicked Stepmother, and the Inevitability of Conclusion
When compared objectively, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford boast impressive careers — Joan’s just shy of half a century, and Bette’s...
Curtain Call: Trog, Wicked Stepmother, and the Inevitability of Conclusion
When compared objectively, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford boast impressive careers — Joan’s just shy of half a century, and Bette’s...
Remembering Dame Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland holds Oscar she won for best actress at Academy Awards presentations in Hollywood on March 23, 1950. (AP Photo) When...
Remembering Dame Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland holds Oscar she won for best actress at Academy Awards presentations in Hollywood on March 23, 1950. (AP Photo) When...
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