Tina Turner
In the long history of women escaping abusive men, few stories are more well known than that of Tina Turner’s … Continue reading Tina Turner
Category: obits
Ray Stevenson
It was never hard to pick Ray Stevenson out in a scene. All you had to do was look for … Continue reading Ray Stevenson
Jim Brown
As an athlete, to my mind, Jim Brown had only one comparable: Wilt Chamberlain. While they may have played two … Continue reading Jim Brown
Ryuichi Sakamoto
To most, I suspect the great Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s most notable success was for his work (along with David … Continue reading Ryuichi Sakamoto
Lance Reddick
The thing I always loved about Lance Reddick may not be what first comes to mind for most. I just … Continue reading Lance Reddick
Raquel Welch
I never thought of Raquel Welch as an actor, I thought of her as a force of nature. In fact, … Continue reading Raquel Welch
The Overlooked Greatness of William Hurt
For about eleven years, William Hurt may have been the greatest actor on earth. Beginning in 1980 with Ken Russell’s … Continue reading The Overlooked Greatness of William Hurt
Sidney Poitier and the Weight of Blazing Trails
One of my favorite stories about Sidney Poitier is that he was so poor growing up in the Bahamas that … Continue reading Sidney Poitier and the Weight of Blazing Trails
From Auteur, to Outsider, to Keeper of the Flame: The Career of Peter Bogdanovich
Has any director had a greater three-film run than Peter Bogdanovich had from 1971-1973? After cutting his teeth on the … Continue reading From Auteur, to Outsider, to Keeper of the Flame: The Career of Peter Bogdanovich
The Full Measure of Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell was an actor for so long that his career dates all the way back to World War II. … Continue reading The Full Measure of Dean Stockwell
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