Beautiful Loser: The Adventures of Rip TornRip Torn could do it all: Broadway, TV thrillers, indies, Hollywood war epics. Hailing from Temple, Texas, the actor brought a Southern…Nov 5, 2022Nov 5, 2022
The Invisible People: Jerzy Skolimowski’s Moonlighting (1982)Nowak is a man alone. He’s working in London, but officially he’s a nonentity. He has traveled from his native country of Poland along with…Nov 22, 2021Nov 22, 2021
The Seeker: Tyrone Power in Postwar America“Throughout the ages, man has sought to look behind the veil that hides him from tomorrow.”Jun 1, 2021Jun 1, 2021
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The End of the WorldChristine Chubbuck, a television reporter at a local news station in Sarasota, Florida, committed suicide during a live broadcast on July…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Fake News: Fabulism as Fact in Shattered Glass (2003)In 1998, the writing staff of the Washington, DC, politico magazine the New Republic are all comers — bright young folks on their way up…Mar 28, 2021Mar 28, 2021
The Bad Old Days: Phil Joanou’s State of Grace (1990)State of Grace was released in late 1990 when fascination with the Westies of Hell’s Kitchen in New York was at its peak. Though the movie…Jan 10, 2020Jan 10, 2020