“The days when the words Hollywood actor framed Ronald Reagan like bunny fingers as an ID tag and an implied insult seem far-off and quaint: nearly everybody in politics - candidate, consultant, pundit, and Tea Party crowd extra alike - is an actor now, a shameless ham in a hoked-up reality series that never stops.” RealitySeemsActorsPartyHollywoodSeriesFingersCrowdsTeaExtrasCandidatesInsultTea PartyTagFramedHamBunniesShamelessConsultantsImpliedPunditsQuaint Author:James Wolcott
“Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable.” ComedyHollywoodPostsNervesHungFenceClownSkinnyJerryWoodyEnvelopesBundlesBustersFence Post Author:James Wolcott
“'Hairspray' was a movie turned Broadway musical turned Hollywood remake, and that is the 'Lion King' circle of life as we know it in Times Square, the creative loop that swings for the stars and sometimes crashes into the upper deck.” KnowsSometimesStarsCreativeKingsHollywoodMusicalCirclesLionsSquaresSwingsCrashBroadwayDeckRemakesLoopsCircle Of LifeTimes SquareBroadway MusicalHairsprayLion King Author:James Wolcott
“The advent of DVD/Blu-ray reissues of classic Hollywood and foreign films has been a boon to film buffs, who can now study their favorites in all their glistening detail and restored palettes.” Has BeensFilmStudyHollywoodDetailsClassicRaysDvdsAdventPaletteBoon Author:James Wolcott
