When I caught up with FEUD (2017), I was delighted to catch John Waters’ cameo.
When I caught up with FEUD (2017), I was delighted to catch John Waters’ cameo.
Beautiful, classic film era actress Debra Paget never quite became an A-list star. Despite being in some high profile films, she was mostly relegated to genre roles, usually playing exotic parts and often wearing skimpy and skin-tight costuming. Filmmaker Mark Rappaport chose her as the subject of one of his latest video essays, Debra Paget, For Example…
I haven’t seen Black Swan yet, but I want to. From the trailer, it looks like a blender mix of Persona, The Red Shoes, Single White Female, and Gypsy. Natalie Portman suffered for the role in the way that wins an actress awards; she studied dance for over a year, and she lost at least…
Cause for Alarm! (1951)Directed by Tay GarnettWritten by Larry Marcus, Mel Dinelli, & Tom LewisStarring Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, & Bruce Cowling This film mixes camp and noir, so purists may not like it, but I enjoyed it. Loretta Young’s character Ellen Jones does everything wrong. She dotes over her sleazy husband even when he…