Tag: Old Hollywood
“LA Who Am I To Love You” Is The Norma Jeane Baker Explanation For the Inexplicable Pull to the City Where People Will Never Say “Damaged” Like It’s A Bad Thing
As Lana Del Rey begins to roll out the audio for her spoken word poetry album, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, while we await [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #22: The Reagans Feigning Friendship With Rock Hudson & Then Distancing Themselves When He Was Dying of AIDS
While freedom might just be another word for nothing left to lose (like Janis said), Republican, of course, is often just another word for money-grubbing [Read More…]
The Last Big Dick Picture: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Perhaps it took Quentin Tarantino this long to fully (and usefully) process the fact that he was named after Quint Asper, Burt Reynolds’ character on [Read More…]
Mary Pickford, Canadian Glamor Girl, Producer & Screen Legend Turns 125
Born the demurely named Gladys Louise Smith, Mary Pickford transcended from “America’s sweetheart” and “the girl with the curls” to one of the foremost producers [Read More…]
Lauren Bacall: The Death of A Great New Yorker Ironically Signals The True End of Hollywood’s Golden Era
Right on the heels of Robin Williams’ suicide, Lauren Bacall’s death from a stoke on August 12th is, indeed, very representative of the ever-waning Hollywood [Read More…]
