Christmas Eve
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Author: Dan Seeger
Greatish Performances #51
#51 — Nicole Kidman as Alice Harford in Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) Across his storied career, Stanley Kubrick left many actors feeling broken. Nicole Kidman wasn’t one of them. “You always think, ‘Ah, I could have done better,’” … Continue reading Greatish Performances #51
Golden Words — Murphy Brown, “Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way”
Since great television comedy always begins with the script, this series of posts considers the individual episodes that have claimed the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series over the years. Murphy Brown went into its third … Continue reading Golden Words — Murphy Brown, “Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way”
The Art of the Sell — The X-Files Christmas promo
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. As Christmas approached in 1993, The X-Files was a weird new show plopped onto the Friday night … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — The X-Files Christmas promo
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #416 to #414
416. Eric Clapton, Just One Night (1980) The Nippon Budokan Theater, located in Tokyo, Japan, had a sterling reputation as a venue conducive to live recordings. Bob Dylan made a live album there, as did, more famously and more lucratively, … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #416 to #414
Outside Reading — Photo Negative edition
Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!+ by Emily McCullar Writing for Texas Monthly, Emily McCullar details the dilemma faced by wedding photographers in the state she covers, which presumably mirrors the experiences of similar professionals across the country. McCullar … Continue reading Outside Reading — Photo Negative edition
This Week’s Model — Diet Cig, “Happy Holiday”
As we stumble to the end of this misbegotten year, it’s only right and proper that our holidays tunes are tinged with melancholy. In the opening lyrics of “Happy Holiday,” the new track from Diet Cig, Alex Luciano sweetly intones, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Diet Cig, “Happy Holiday”
Actors’ Director — Miloš Forman
Looking to start a producing career, Douglas wheedled the film rights to Ken Kesey’s book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest from his father, Kirk, who had them for years, actively certain that playing the story’s lead character was a … Continue reading Actors’ Director — Miloš Forman
Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Two
#2 — Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig, 2017) For her debut feature as the sole credited director, Greta Gerwig opted for a story so personal that it clearly approaches full-on autobiography. Lady Bird is set in the California city where Gerwig … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Two
Laughing Matters — Jonathan Winters, “The Mad Doctor”
Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. I grew up understanding … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Jonathan Winters, “The Mad Doctor”
Coffee for Two 