Tag: Hollywood
The Arrangement Signals the Return of Nighttime Trash TV
With ABC and NBC focusing of late (like maybe the past twentyish years) on the notion of “quality” TV (you know Jane the Virgin, The [Read More…]
Donald Trump & The Attack of “The Liberal Movie People”
Perhaps only Meryl Streep could overtake the 2017 Golden Globes ceremony with her empowered acceptance speech for her Cecil B. DeMille award, seizing the opportunity [Read More…]
All the Things That Could Have Been: La La Land
Los Angeles in general is a city based on “could have.” I “could have” been a star, I “could have” not gotten that DUI, etc. [Read More…]
Looking Back at the Golden-Hearted Whore of Pretty Woman 25 Years Later
When Pretty Woman first came out, the concept behind the story was not technically shocking. Films about prostitutes had already been done to death by [Read More…]
Sophia Loren Owns Her Bitchery Toward Jayne Mansfield
We’ve all seen the photo. The one that practically invented the concept of “mean girls.” Taken in 1957 at a party to welcome Sophia Loren [Read More…]
Gossip Girl: Why There Will Never Be Another Gossip Queen as Powerful as Hedda Hopper
For those out of touch with the 1950s, Perez Hilton has nothing on the original gossip queen, Hedda Hopper. Like most gossip columnists, Hopper had [Read More…]
The 9 Most Scathing Movies About the Movie Business
Making a movie is a crazy thing. You have to be at least a little psychotic to commit to it. Actor Tony Curtis put it [Read More…]
Sexuality, the Myra Breckinridge Way
Conceivably, there has never been a bawdier broad in the annals (a deliberate word choice) of literature than Myra Breckinridge. The conniving film connoisseur–“Golden Age” [Read More…]
The Difference Between Madonna Performing With Miley and Madonna Performing With Britney
If you still have yet to see the mash-up of Madonna’s “Don’t Tell Me” and Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” on MTV Unplugged, you’re in [Read More…]
An Ode to Nicolas Cage in Valley Girl
There aren’t many men who can carry off a New Wave haircut with blonde highlights, a shirt that’s unbuttoned at the chest to showcase a [Read More…]
