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The Cinephiliacs Podcast! 26 Aug 2013 | 08:45 pm
I had a great time talking with Peter Labuza for his wonderful Cinephiliacs podcast. We get into it! We talk about actors, movies, movie stars, John Wayne, Elvis, Judy Garland, gesture – and then we f...
An Ode to E.B. White and a Very Special Teacher 26 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm
I post this every year at the beginning of the school year, in honor of all the teachers out there – the teachers I know, and the teachers I’ve had. Here is my favorite teacher-story of all. You make ...
The Frozen Ground (2013) 25 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm
Starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and Vanessa Hudgens, it’s the story of the manhunt for creepy Alaskan serial killer Robert Hansen back in the early 80s. It’s barely getting a theatrical release, w...
R.I.P. Julie Harris 25 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
When I was around 12 years old, I happened to catch East of Eden, one late-ish night on television while I was babysitting. I’ve written before about the effect that movie had on me, my consciousness,...
The Books: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink; edited by David Remnick; ‘On the Bay’, by Bill Buford 25 Aug 2013 | 05:09 pm
Next up on the essays shelf: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink , edited by David Remnick Secret Ingredients is a collection of food writing from The New Yorker. I love these ...
He’s Got Bette Davis Eyes 24 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm
From James Baldwin’s The Devil Finds Work , an indispensable work of not only film criticism but social commentary. I inhaled it in one sitting. I refer to it often. Here he is on the effect seeing Be...
The Books: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink; edited by David Remnick; ‘A Forager’, by John McPhee 24 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am
Next up on the essays shelf: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink , edited by David Remnick Secret Ingredients is a collection of food writing from The New Yorker. I love these ...
Una Noche (2013) 24 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
Una Noche, which has been raking in the awards on the festival circuit for a year now, gets a release (albeit limited) starting today. It’s worth it. Very very strong film. My review of Una Noche for...
The Great Escape (1963), Possessed (1947), Three on a Match (1932) 23 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
The Great Escape Directed by John Sturges I saw this for the first time on the big screen, at a packed showing at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago. It’s meant to be seen large. It’s meant to be seen...
The Books: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink; edited by David Remnick; ‘A Mess of Clams’, by Joseph Mitchell 20 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
Next up on the essays shelf: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink , edited by David Remnick Secret Ingredients is a collection of food writing from The New Yorker. I love these ...
