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The Understated Comeback: Kay Francis and IN NAME ONLY

When I first watched IN NAME ONLY, the shock of subverted expectations dominated my experience, which in turn engendered a reading marked...

The Understated Comeback: Kay Francis and IN NAME ONLY

When I first watched IN NAME ONLY, the shock of subverted expectations dominated my experience, which in turn engendered a reading marked...

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...

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...

On Acting & Being: Davis, Hepburn, & Persona

Forenote: I first approached this piece with the intent to further explore the fascinating conflation of career and character specific to...

On Acting & Being: Davis, Hepburn, & Persona

Forenote: I first approached this piece with the intent to further explore the fascinating conflation of career and character specific to...

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...

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