Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Who Knew George W. Bush Would Turn Out to Be A Master Shade Thrower?
It’s hard to believe there was a time when America thought that George W. Bush was the worst president we’d ever had, a manifesto elevated [Read More…]
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected): The Jewish Royal Tenenbaums
Considering Noah Baumbach’s working relationship with Wes Anderson (the two co-wrote The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Fantanstic Mr. Fox together), it’s unsurprising that [Read More…]
What Message of Positivity Could Actually Come Out of An Amy Winehouse Musical?
Though it’s been over six years since Amy Winehouse joined the twenty-seven club, for some reason certain parties–particularly her own father–can’t seem to let the [Read More…]
The Cultural Impact of Selena’s Debut Album
Before it was Capitol Latin, EMI Latin’s founding in 1989 heralded not so much a change in music, as an acknowledgement of the artistic and [Read More…]
Happy Death Day: Gossip Girl, Groundhog Day-ified
With every October comes the requisite release of at least three to five horror movies, usually only one of which serves up the camp factor. [Read More…]
We’re Gonna Have A “Good Time”
The other unstoppable brother duo besides Mark and Jay Duplass, Josh and Benny Safdie, best known for collaborating on films like The Pleasure of Being [Read More…]
Erotomania in The Crush
Erotomania is a subject often addressed in film, though rarely from the female perspective. For the most part, it is male-oriented obsession that drives the [Read More…]
God Hates Non-Famous Landmarks, Spares The Parent Trap House from Wildfires Raging Near Napa
As one of the few films set in Napa (apart from, obviously, Sideways), the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap stands out not just for [Read More…]
Lennon & Columbus: How Venial Sins Vs. Mortal Sins Affect One’s Place in History
Every so often the birthday of John Lennon will fall on the same day as Columbus Day–or what many insist should unanimously be called Indigenous [Read More…]
Visages Villages–Un Beau Mirage
The camera as pen, writing a narrative in a literary and therefore sentimentalist way, is nothing new to auteur Agnès Varda. From the moment of her [Read More…]
