1. “I couldn’t be their ‘happy girl’: Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ childhood depression and the emotional stranglehold of ‘Minnesota Nice’”: A marvelously personal piece from Salon‘s Libby Hill about Pixar’s latest masterpiece. “In Pixar’s latest effort, ‘Inside Out,’ an 11-year-old girl named Riley Anderson and her parents move to San Francisco from Minnesota. It’s a stressful…
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Anita Ekberg has “La Dolce Vita” by Federico Fellini, “War And Peace” by King Vidor, and “Hollywood or Bust,” by Frank Tashlin… Marilyn Monroe has “River Of No Return” by Otto Preminger, “Some Like It Hot” by Billy Wilder, “The Misfits” by John Huston… Sophia Loren has “Heller In Pink Tights” by George Cukor, “The…
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Everyone is looking for the next high-concept hit. With “The Walking Dead” and “Game of Thrones” as massive role models, TV developers have learned that audiences like the thrill of not knowing who in the supporting cast will be around for the next episode. And that’s a model that’s likely to increase as other networks…
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The council for Wood Buffalo recently granted $1.5 million for the Local Helicopter Emergency Response Organization so that medevac services can continue to operate around the clock and will be available when needed. The grant payment will be spread out over a 12 month period. The vote by council members was unanimous. According to Phoenix…
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I read an interview years ago with Pedro Almodovar in which he said that when a film is really working, it seems to be dancing across the screen. “The Third Man” is a great dancer. Directed by Carol Reed (“The Key,” “Oliver!”) and scripted by Graham Greene from his novella, the movie works as a…
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Sometimes I wish that the whole story of “The Other Side Of The Wind” were some elaborate fiction, because then I wouldn’t have to deal with the nagging frustration of not having been able to see the damn thing. The frustration is different than the sadness I feel over the fact that “The Magnificent Ambersons”…
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