McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Dir: Robert Altman During my two years of schooling at Tufts University, I enjoyed the many Film classes taught at that institution. Tufts was known for their School of Nutrition and International Law but my heart was in film. Two classes, in particular, stood out. English 301 Alfred Hitchcock was […]
Often in life, things get away from us. We all have goals, dreams, plans and a certain focus. For me, to maintain focus I have to work at maintaining focus. I’m a List Guy. I have lists of everything from my 53 Favorite Movies to My-To-Do list. I have lists of my lists. I have […]
SHIPWRECK KELLY I’ve been blessed to travel, wander and live all over this great country of ours. Wearing a few different job hats, between the ages of eighteen and thirty, every two years, I lived in a different city. Along the way, I encountered thousands of people, many of whom I call friends. Some I […]
THE LA QUARTET By James Ellroy Sometimes we just like to engage in a medium that provides comfort. Not just the medium for the medium’s sake but a particular show or movie. That’s the reason why I’ve seen the same episode of Cheers where Sam Malone blows up his own bar to win a prank […]
In the Summer of 2002, Southern California was burning. It would be my first encounter with wildfires and how it affected California, the ecosystem, the economy but, more important, human lives; the death and devastation and how it affected all. It would be a sharp transition from the tornadoes I grew around in Ohio and […]
My first six months, living in Los Angeles, were one of the two toughest periods in my life. Giving some background, I moved to Los Angeles after receiving a job offer as an editor for a magazine. It was an ambitious hire and I was an ambitious fella. It all fell apart, pretty immediate. My […]
As the sun rises, calling an end to the three day Labor Day weekend, I find myself reflective on Labor Day. It’s an unusual holiday in that it represents Labor and the working force and celebrates by rewarding a day off. It’s a maligned holiday, in many ways because what it represents isn’t always tangible […]
LONE STAR (1996) Dir. John Sayles “Forget the Alamo” Sheriff Sam Deeds It’s hard to explain the importance of the Angelika Film Center to me, during my time in New York City. In 1996, I was living and working in the South Bronx, writing about the conditions of that borough as I worked toward my […]
In the time where the only certainty is uncertainty, I’ve worked to keep my head and spirits above sea level. This is my first, and for most of you, pandemic. I don’t know if we’re receiving grades for the Pandemic (or if this is a Bell curve grading scale) but I like to think I’ve […]
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