Reenacting History in Glory
In considering the merits of history-based movies, there are the rote facts and there’s the spirit that ties them together. Only pedants obsess over the former when the latter is […]
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Double Feature: Trouble in Paradise and Hold That Blonde!
We have an extremely specific topic to explore for this month’s double feature: “romantic comedies about pickpockets.” The appeal of crooks, hustlers and artful dodgers is entirely familiar in American […]
Both Versions: Amadeus
Evidently there isn’t much of a story behind the return of Amadeus to theaters in 2002 — with, as advertised, twenty minutes of added footage. By then, the world was well into […]
Three Poems
Absently Rubbing My Thumb Against the Smooth End Sonnet No. 2 So Many Places to Get Pancakes Around Here
Geppetto's Clocks 