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Linda Lovelace Survived “Throat” Preem … Barely 9 Aug 2013 | 03:53 am
by Glenn Lovell Confession time: Yours truly filed the very first review of “Deep Throat,” the 1972 porno that’s back in the news thanks to “Lovelace,” the biopic starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lo...
Depp as Tonto: Debate Heats Up 2 Jul 2013 | 11:52 pm
by Glenn Lovell Johnny Depp as Tonto? I know, I know, in this age of political correctness, it sounds like a bad joke. Depp has said he took the role in Disney’s “The Lone Ranger” (opening tomorrow) ...
Bruce Dern: Breaking from the Pack 2 Jun 2013 | 12:41 am
by Glenn Lovell The best actors are in it for the long run. They have stamina. They start out in character parts, enjoy a sojourn at the top, then finish out the race in wily supporting turns. Melvyn ...
Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013): Now in lap of gods 8 May 2013 | 09:39 pm
Here’s an interview I did with Ray Harryhausen when he visited San Jose for a film festival devoted to fantasy and sci-fi. The legendary stop-motion artist, best known for “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” (...
“Simon” Director Mines “Killer Inside Me” 3 May 2013 | 12:42 am
by Glenn Lovell For a guy who grew up in relative comfort ‒ privates schools, successful middle-class parents ‒ Antonio Campos shows an unexpected affinity for society’s walking wounded, the alienated...
Johnny Depp as “Greasepaint Injun”? 14 Mar 2013 | 10:56 pm
by Glenn Lovell There’s much gnashing of teeth in our house during Cleveland Indians games. It’s not that we can’t stand the team, it’s their longtime logo, that deeply offensive caricature of a Nativ...
Arnie: Still Talking Tall 11 Nov 2012 | 06:44 am
by Glenn Lovell I never thought I’d be saying this … but I’m pleased to have Arnold Schwarzenegger back on the big screen ‒ first in Sly Stallone’s lug-headed “Expendables” actioners, next in “The Las...
Sweet (Bloody) Dreams, Children 14 Oct 2012 | 05:03 am
by Glenn Lovell Here’s one for the books. I think a child shrink would have a field day with this scenario. This weekend at AMC’s Mercado 20 at a showing of the gruesome new horror film “Smiley,” I sp...
Coming to a Theater Near You: Wholesale Paranoia 21 Jul 2012 | 07:27 am
by Glenn Lovell The audience emitted a collective gasp Friday morning as the exit door at the front of a northern California multiplex opened about 30 minutes into “The Dark Knight Rises.” With CNN ...
Auteur! Auteur! Andrew Sarris (1928-2012) 23 Jun 2012 | 05:40 am
By Glenn Lovell Andrew Sarris, who died Wednesday at age 83, wrote about movies his entire life but most notably during the 1960s-1970s. It was a heady time, a time of spirited debate over the merits...
