On Neil Simon, JAKE'S WOMEN, and Garlic
This last Sunday, I attended the Cahaba Theatre Group’s staged reading of Neil Simon’s Jake’s Women . As there was only one performance,...
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Oct 316 min read
CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT DVD Review
** ½ out of **** The mid-1970s to early-1980s were an interesting time in movie history for a variety of reasons. On the one hand, the...
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Oct 188 min read
To My Teachers, with Love
Growing up as an actor, I always believed actors were born, not made. Certainly, one can learn techniques of speaking and movement,...
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Oct 114 min read
Columbus Day and the Offended Generation
Not all holidays are created equally, but there is a ubiquity about them. It is necessary, for example, to have a bright spot in the...
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Oct 44 min read
Monster Mush: Lyle & Erik Return to TV
* ½ out of **** At this point, what on earth can you say about Ryan Murphy? His output includes some of the worst television I’ve ever...
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Sep 275 min read
Mia Farrow and the Me Too Misfire
Note: This is not meant to be a criticism of the entirety of the Me Too movement, but one story of those who exploited it for...
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Sep 206 min read
On Learning and Teaching
Early on, I was a poor learner. I really was. The sort who liked to have books around me but couldn’t get through them. It wasn’t the...
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Sep 134 min read
Top 10 Best Remakes
A version of this list appears in my collection Everyone Else is Wrong (And You Know It): Criticism/Humor/Non-Fiction . Click the link to...
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Sep 64 min read
Blake in Bloom: A Review of IT ENDS WITH US
***1/2 out of **** It was completely by accident that I saw It Ends with Us . In a confusing back-and-forth with my fellow moviegoer, I...
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Aug 304 min read
"Top" 10 Worst Remakes
A version of this list appears in my collection Everyone Else is Wrong (And You Know It): Criticism/Humor/Non-Fiction . Click the link to...
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Aug 235 min read
Top 10 Best Sequels
Two versions of this list appear in my collection Everyone Else is Wrong (And You Know It): Criticism/Humor/Non-Fiction . Click the link...
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Aug 175 min read
"Top" 10 Worst Sequels
A version of this list appears in my collection Everyone Else is Wrong (And You Know It): Criticism/Humor/Non-Fiction . Click the link to...
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Aug 163 min read
TV Review- HITLER AND THE NAZIS: EVIL ON TRIAL
NOTE: Unfortunately, I was unable to make the deadline last Friday due to illness. To catch up, another blog post will appear tomorrow at...
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Aug 24 min read
Lost Classics: DON JUAN DeMARCO
Searching for something to watch this last weekend, I stumbled upon a movie that loomed large in my mind as a kid while, when it...
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Jul 266 min read
THEATRE DOWNTOWN's PRELUDE TO A KISS: A Stage Review
Birmingham, Alabama is like many cities across the United States. There is an abundance of theatrical talent (most of it untapped and...
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Jul 194 min read
Life, Death, & Politics in 2024
NOTE: This author is neither a member of any form of political party nor does he endorse any political candidate. Some do not believe...
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Jul 126 min read
Two is the Loneliest Number
Harry Nilsson’s song “One,” most famously covered in two distinct but perfect recordings by Three Dog Night and Aimee Mann (the latter...
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Jul 53 min read
My 4th of July Tradition (Revealed on the 5th)
I suppose most people have burgers and hot dogs and pools and fireworks and I enjoy all those things, but my 4th of July tradition is to...
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Jun 284 min read
On Political Theatre
In this year where everyone is on their tiptoes awaiting one form of political turmoil or another, my thoughts have been drifting toward...
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Jun 213 min read
On the Providence of Summer (And Why I Hate It)
As you read this, we are in the second day of summer, a season I appreciate (for all the life, the beauty, the cooling pool outside, the...
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