Double-agents, Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and ‘Hitler in Los Angeles’
While America was riveted by the "Red Scare" on the one hand, it failed to see what the other hand, the Nazi threat, was doing.
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What Did Hollywood Do to Female Director, Elaine May?
Director Elaine May belongs to that list of otherwise male creative geniuses who naturally clash with the commercial system, including Erich Von Stroheim, Orson Welles, and Otto Preminger.
Navigating the Hollywood Monsters of the ‘Resident Evil’ Videogame Franchise
From crawling to walking to running to the White House: dissecting 20 years of zombie evolution, courtesy of Resident Evil.
Queen: Queen on Air – The Complete BBC Radio Sessions
An early collection of BBC radio sessions show Britain's glam rock kings taking their painstaking technique to a looser environment, with often winning results.
Carly Van Skaik – “Blue Diamond Eyes” (audio) (premiere)
Carly Van Skaik unveils Mazzy Star-evoking tune ahead of debut EP's release.
There Are No Accidents on ‘Mulholland Drive’
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive unfolds in a series of desires, warnings, and deals that are often made under duress by unseen malevolent forces, or motivated by darkness within.
Criterion Puts Charlie Chaplin in a Different ‘Limelight’
Criterion's official release of Limelight should finally give Charlie Chaplin the proper recognition he deserves for his sound films.
Hollywood Creative Accounting, or How to Hide a Hit and Still Profit From It
From Batsuits to Lawsuits, Hollywood Studios have a long history of hiding profits to claim that enormous hits were actually flops. How do they do this, and why?
Can Television Be a Solution to Hollywood’s Diversity Problem?
We are living in the second Golden Age of Television, and not just because the writing is so good: TV is where we can tune in for real diversity.
Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s Last Great Movie Star
Tom Cruise is the most consistent movie star Hollywood has, and when he stops making films, his absence will signify the end of an era.
‘A Life of Barbara Stanwyck, Steel-True’ Has Moments of Energy and Verve
The long-awaited first volume of an encyclopedic biography of Barbara Stanwyck’s life and career arrives on shelves with plenty of flaws for the second installment to correct.