Category Archives: Art

“Nice Guys Finish Dead” – Part 2

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

I had so many great covers left over from the last post that I decided to put them in a follow-up. As with the first batch, these depict lives largely lived in dirty back alleys with broken bottles on the … Continue reading →

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“Nice Guys Finish Dead” – and Other Hard-Boiled Visions

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

I’ll get back to film-related subjects shortly, but in the meantime, there’s this. Started by Fawcett Publications in 1950, Gold Medal Books was notable for introducting paperback originals. Other paperback publishers dealt in reprints. No one had done this before, … Continue reading →

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Great Covers & Illustrations – A Totally Random Collection

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

During the last several years of looking for film-related material, I’ve stumbled across a lot 0f other stuff that I felt compelled to save. When I was going through it the other day — in a successful effort to avoid … Continue reading →

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Best Documentaries 2018 – Supplemental

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

See below for more on some of the films in my Best Documentaries Part 2 list. ________________________________________________________ Hal _______________________________________________________ John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection ______________________________________________________ Kusama: Infinity _______________________________________________________ Love, Cecil David Bailey is a fashion and portrait photographer … Continue reading →

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What I Saw Last Year: Best Documentaries 2018 – Part 2

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

Here are the rest of my top choices for 2018. _________________________________________________________ Chef Flynn (Cameron Yates, director)  Flynn McGarry opened a restaurant he called Eureka in his home at age 11. His journey is amazing. Totally encouraged by his mother, Meg … Continue reading →

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What I Saw Last Year: Best Documentaries 2018 – Part 1

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

Last year was another excellent year for documentary features. Of the 15 films on my list, my top picks are Free Solo, Watergate, and Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Free Solo  (Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Potpourri – Take 2

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

As with last year’s “Movie Poster Potpourri,” there’s no particular theme or category for this collection of film posters, other than they’re dynamic and dramatic. They all got my attention in one way or another. These are for films both … Continue reading →

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