Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Marnie Proves It Takes A Special Kind of Man to Endure the Effects of A Woman’s Childhood Trauma
Based on Winston Graham’s 1961 novel, Marnie is arguably a showcase of Alfred Hitchcock at his perverse best. For no British director of his time [Read More…]
Waste Not, Want Not: Kurt Cobain’s Pizza-Greased Paper Plate Makes Big Dough at Auction
Just as punk is not even ironically dead anymore, so, too, has grunge been utterly pulverized by the nature of corporate grafting (as best exhibited [Read More…]
Quentin Tarantino Has A Bret Easton Ellis Moment in “Rejecting A Hypothesis” During Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Press Conference
As the excitement mounts even now–in an era of extreme contempt for machismo–for Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film (when considering Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 [Read More…]
In Light of Moby’s “Confession” About Lana Del Rey, Certain Lyrics of Hers Seem Tailored Toward His 00s Ego
After setting the tone in 1999 with Play for his commercialized career of the 00s, Moby very much indeed transcended into “the man.” Though not [Read More…]
New York Is the Flame and Madonna is the Moth in “Crave” Video
When it comes to full-circle elements in Madonna’s career, New York City always serves as the infinity symbol, forever bringing her back into its fold. [Read More…]
The Bellagio Will Go On: Céline Dion’s Carpool Karaoke Episode Will Make You Laugh, Cry & Try to Assess Where Her Shoe Warehouse is Located
For those who have forgotten just how “wacky” Céline Dion can be (even though it wasn’t that long ago that her commercial for Célinununu, her genderless [Read More…]
The Hypocrisy of How Female Performances Are Critiqued
In the classic 1991 documentary, Truth or Dare, Madonna unabashedly declared, “I know I’m not the best singer and not the best dancer, but I’m [Read More…]
2015 and 2016: The Years of Remaking The Little Mermaid Into A Stripper
Like Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s 2015 debut, The Lure (its original Polish name being The Daughters of the Dance), 2016’s Little Mermaid sought to make the original [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Future” Seems A Direct Response to Performing in Israel
Despite living in “modern” times, people still very much want to be told what’s “good” and what’s “evil,” as though the line between those two [Read More…]
Female Rage in Now and Then
As part of one of the “let’s throw female audiences a bone” category in the 90s, Now and Then (along with A League of Their [Read More…]
