Sex, Strategy, & Lawrence Kasdan’s BODY HEAT
Sex, like anything else in film, can be a welcomed addition or gratuitous fodder — and in saying this I’d like to clearly mark myself an...
A MARQUEE ON MASCULINITY: Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN & WITHNAIL AND I
I’m a firm believer that cinema is best experienced in grandiose fashion. It’s a privilege I’ve relentlessly reaped since moving to Los...
WILD AT HEART: Lynch’s Cinematic Zeitgeist
WILD AT HEART is the American Dream ablaze in hot pink, an enchanting compendium of cinematic parables where EASY RIDER meets THE WIZARD...
SWING SHIFT: A HOMAGE TO HOMOSEXUALITY
I want to preface this by confessing I have yet to watch the final theatrical version of SWING SHIFT, so everything stated here-in will...
Misunderstood and Maligned: Reappraising THE WHITE ANGEL, and the case for Kay Francis
Introductory preface: This piece is part of Dr. Annette Bochenek’s Biopic Blogathon, something in which I’m delighted to partake. You can...
Misunderstood and Maligned: Reappraising THE WHITE ANGEL, and the case for Kay Francis
Introductory preface: This piece is part of Dr. Annette Bochenek’s Biopic Blogathon, something in which I’m delighted to partake. You can...
Surrealistic Subversion: The Oceanic Depths of MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID
Introduction The mermaid (Ann Blyth) excitedly showcases her underwater abode in an impressive swimming sequence There’s no simple nor...
Surrealistic Subversion: The Oceanic Depths of MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID
Introduction The mermaid (Ann Blyth) excitedly showcases her underwater abode in an impressive swimming sequence There’s no simple nor...
Abstraction, Subversion & Balance : The Hypocrisy of Queer Representation in BEHIND THE MAKEUP
So often the magnitude of complexity renders us incapable of finding it in the most accessible spaces, making its elusive quality all the...
Abstraction, Subversion & Balance : The Hypocrisy of Queer Representation in BEHIND THE MAKEUP
So often the magnitude of complexity renders us incapable of finding it in the most accessible spaces, making its elusive quality all the...
Paradise Cocktails & Golden Gates: Manifestations of Mortality in ONE WAY PASSAGE
The soft croon of a choir resonates warmly, supplemented by a soothing static buzz borne of sundry conversations, all words...
Paradise Cocktails & Golden Gates: Manifestations of Mortality in ONE WAY PASSAGE
The soft croon of a choir resonates warmly, supplemented by a soothing static buzz borne of sundry conversations, all words...
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...
Caricatures of Contempt: Revisiting Torch Song and The Star
Torch 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...
Opposing reflections: musings on Joan Crawford and Bette Davis
For years, they remained two ships in the night, sailing silently by one another in trajectories that practically mirrored the other’s....
From the Archives: Replication: The Evolution of Blade Runner and its Meta-Text
Hello, 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...
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