Film History

Film Review: “Stan and Ollie”

Fair warning: Spoilers for the film follow. These days, it’s sometimes hard to remember that it used to be possible–preferable even–to…
Screening Classic Hollywood: “Anastasia” (1956)

I’ve always had a fascination with the legend of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the…
Dissertation Days (44): Glimmers of Daylight

Today was one of those truly great days, when the writing and the ideas began to…
Dissertation Days (40): This is Progress, Right?

Despite the title, today was actually a good day, in terms of progress. As I said…
Dissertation Days (37): Back to Work

After a very rough weekend, I got back into the swing of things today with some…
Dissertation Days (36): DONE

Well, the biggest news of the day is that Chapter 3 is, at last, finished and…
Dissertation Days (25): A New Day, A New Chapter 4

In between the chaos of moving and travel (I’m about ready to set off for another…
Dissertation Days (23): Is this the End?

At the end of Quo Vadis, the delightfully queer Nero (played by Peter Ustinov) declaims: “Is this the…
Dissertation Days (21): Roadblocks

I’ve reached that stage in Chapter 3 where I know that the end is in sight,…
Dissertation Days (19): Weasel Words

Today, I worked a lot in Chapter 3, making sure that I cut out some of…