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
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
It was never hard to pick Ray Stevenson out in a scene. All you had to do was look for … Continue reading Ray Stevenson
As an athlete, to my mind, Jim Brown had only one comparable: Wilt Chamberlain. While they may have played two … Continue reading Jim Brown
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
The thing I always loved about Lance Reddick may not be what first comes to mind for most. I just … Continue reading Lance Reddick
I never thought of Raquel Welch as an actor, I thought of her as a force of nature. In fact, … Continue reading Raquel Welch
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
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
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
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