Burt Young
It’s quite easy, and even understandable, to reduce the career of Burt Young down to his most famous role: Paulie … Continue reading Burt Young
Piper Laurie
The arc of Piper Laurie’s acting career is an unusual one. She started out like so many – doing guest … Continue reading Piper Laurie
Terence Davies
Few filmmakers (this side of Ingmar Bergman and Mike Leigh) in the history of the medium operated with more proficiency … Continue reading Terence Davies
Witness
On the surface, Witness looks like a mash-up of two tropes: the good cop protecting an eye-witness from danger, and … Continue reading Witness
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
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
Stories of Surrender: Bono at the Beacon
“I’m still pretending this is a book tour.”–Bono Those are the first words you hear spoken by Paul “Bono” Hewson … Continue reading Stories of Surrender: Bono at the Beacon
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
A Doll’s House
My familiarity with Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House was limited to the 1973 film starring Claire Bloom and Anthony Hopkins. … Continue reading A Doll’s House
Michael Clayton
I was recently asked about the scene where George Clooney as Michael Clayton stops off by the side of the … Continue reading Michael Clayton
Reel Reframe 