Let me explain. I wrote this piece in 1992 for Paper magazine, and I have to hand it to the owners- David Hershovits and Kim Hastreiter– for publishing it. What was I thinking? What were they thinking? Macaulay Culkin was…
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Before Richard Pryor, before Eddie Murphy, before rap, there was Rudy Ray Moore. This comic legend from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, had been in show business for 30 years, working with Redd Foxx and others in comedy clubs, doing the “chitlin’…
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A wild mix of Blu-rays for January- from rare Brian De Palma, classic Hitchcock, creepy Hammer classics, oddball Mario Bavas and Joan Crawford chewing the scenery and Jeff Chandler’s face in a camp classic. Female On The Beach (Kino Lorber)…
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A few weeks back I underwent an operation to save my right eye. I had just gone in for a check-up to see if I needed a new prescription and (thankfully) an astute technician sent me immediately to a retina…
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Why is it that some of the key movies I frequently rewatch involve girls with bad attitudes, criminal tendencies and questionable morals? Is there anything sweeter than sitting with a group of drunken friends howling through Switchblade Sisters or Shanty…
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To be honest, it sucked in theaters this year. Sure there were some terrific movies, but they were dwarfed by Marvel super heroes or Jurassic sequels or more Impossible Missions. Not that I don’t need a fix of that once…
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When you’re a teenager, you lie to your parents. About sneaking off to a party. Getting drunk with friends. Hooking up with a girlfriend/boyfriend/teacher. What I did was much more mortifying. I would tell my parents I was going over…
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Befuddled about what to stuff in those stockings hanging over the fireplace? Try any of these Blu-ray gems to add joy and fear for the holidays. Horror Of Dracula (Warner Archive) Hammer Studios’ 1958 masterpiece starring Christopher Lee as…
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Let me set the scene. We’re in Morocco, way out in a remote mountainous region where they are shooting The Last Temptation Of Christ. I’m with 6-year-old Jack, the son of the star of the movie, and we’re watching his…
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There are character actors in movies that pop up occasionally and you’re overcome by a warm wave of recognition and delight. One unforgettable gal that used to drive me crazy was the mannish-looking Madame Spivy who appeared in such movies…
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