Boxing & Bette Davis: Bite-sized Food for Thought
Poetry lies in the most ordinary happenstances of coincidence. A common thread unexpectedly found — and traced — between two entirely...
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...
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...
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...
Cultivated Celebrity: How Joan Crawford Crafted A Desirable Public Image
This was a piece I wrote my final year of undergrad which aimed to further explore and analyze one of the most meticulously maintained —...
Cultivated Celebrity: How Joan Crawford Crafted A Desirable Public Image
This was a piece I wrote my final year of undergrad which aimed to further explore and analyze one of the most meticulously maintained —...
From the Archives: ‘Smoke and Mirrors: The Influence of Memories and Noir on Blade Runner̵
Hello, fellow readers! The following piece was the last piece of writing I ever turned in before college graduation — my final paper of...
From the Archives: ‘Smoke and Mirrors: The Influence of Memories and Noir on Blade Runner̵
Hello, fellow readers! The following piece was the last piece of writing I ever turned in before college graduation — my final paper of...
On 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...
On 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...
Take 2
I have, admittedly, never been great with consistency. This speaks for itself: my last post on this blog was written over three years...
Take 2
I have, admittedly, never been great with consistency. This speaks for itself: my last post on this blog was written over three years...
SOME THOUGHTS ON FEUD
Joan Crawford said it best herself: “Nobody can imitate me … because I’ve only been drawn on myself only.” That hasn’t stopped Hollywood...
SOME THOUGHTS ON FEUD
Joan Crawford said it best herself: “Nobody can imitate me … because I’ve only been drawn on myself only.” That hasn’t stopped Hollywood...
Cinema Poetry Project — a Sampling
Hello friends — Sorry it’s been quite a while since I last posted. Life has been nothing short of hectic. It’s been difficult for me to...
Cinema Poetry Project — a Sampling
Hello friends — Sorry it’s been quite a while since I last posted. Life has been nothing short of hectic. It’s been difficult for me to...
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