notoriouslynoraJan 21, 202129 min readBette Davis & The Queer ProtagonistWhile rightfully remembered for her immortalizing portrayal of Margo Channing in ALL ABOUT EVE, such an association often — though not on...
notoriouslynoraJan 10, 20218 min readThe Power of Voice, Even In Silence: Kay Francis and CONFESSIONVera Kowalska has nothing left but her voice — and yet, it is her purposeful silence that speaks deafening volumes. 1937 theatrical...
notoriouslynoraJan 10, 20218 min readThe Power of Voice, Even In Silence: Kay Francis and CONFESSIONVera Kowalska has nothing left but her voice — and yet, it is her purposeful silence that speaks deafening volumes. 1937 theatrical...
notoriouslynoraDec 15, 202021 min readOLD ACQUAINTANCE, or Something More? A Queer ExaminationPublicity poster promoting OLD ACQUAINTANCE “There are certain things that one just doesn’t do! But I did!” publicity for OLD...
notoriouslynoraDec 15, 202021 min readOLD ACQUAINTANCE, or Something More? A Queer ExaminationPublicity poster promoting OLD ACQUAINTANCE “There are certain things that one just doesn’t do! But I did!” publicity for OLD...
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...
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...
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...
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...
notoriouslynoraAug 16, 20204 min readBoxing & Bette Davis: Bite-sized Food for ThoughtPoetry lies in the most ordinary happenstances of coincidence. A common thread unexpectedly found — and traced — between two entirely...
notoriouslynoraAug 16, 20204 min readBoxing & Bette Davis: Bite-sized Food for ThoughtPoetry lies in the most ordinary happenstances of coincidence. A common thread unexpectedly found — and traced — between two entirely...
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....
notoriouslynoraJun 23, 202010 min readFrom the Archives: Replication: The Evolution of Blade Runner and its Meta-TextHello, readers! I thank you for your continued patience as I slowly (but surely) cultivate new pieces. I’m in the midst of trying to move...
notoriouslynoraJun 23, 202010 min readFrom the Archives: Replication: The Evolution of Blade Runner and its Meta-TextHello, readers! I thank you for your continued patience as I slowly (but surely) cultivate new pieces. I’m in the midst of trying to move...
notoriouslynoraJun 18, 202020 min readCultivated Celebrity: How Joan Crawford Crafted A Desirable Public ImageThis was a piece I wrote my final year of undergrad which aimed to further explore and analyze one of the most meticulously maintained —...
notoriouslynoraJun 18, 202020 min readCultivated Celebrity: How Joan Crawford Crafted A Desirable Public ImageThis was a piece I wrote my final year of undergrad which aimed to further explore and analyze one of the most meticulously maintained —...
notoriouslynoraJun 15, 202014 min readFrom the Archives: ‘Smoke and Mirrors: The Influence of Memories and Noir on Blade Runner̵Hello, fellow readers! The following piece was the last piece of writing I ever turned in before college graduation — my final paper of...
notoriouslynoraJun 15, 202014 min readFrom the Archives: ‘Smoke and Mirrors: The Influence of Memories and Noir on Blade Runner̵Hello, fellow readers! The following piece was the last piece of writing I ever turned in before college graduation — my final paper of...
notoriouslynoraJun 11, 202014 min readOn Dietrich and Von Sternberg:Hello, friends! I’d like to preface this write up by acknowledging my dear friend Dru — not only is she an insanely talented artist in...
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