Trump’s artistic ‘hand’
Like many other authoritarian leaders, President Trump fancies himself a connoisseur of the arts while simultaneously seeking to eliminate art he deems offensive. Fortunately, the American system of government prevents Trump from controlling the arts the way other nations’ dictators have. Nevertheless, he is pushing U.S. laws to their limits and beyond with his recent […]
Andy Kaufman is still alive (maybe)
Andy Kaufman is still alive. OK, probably not, but for the first time I am seriously entertaining the idea that the innovative comedian, actor and performance artist faked his death. The oddities and coincidences are just too great to not consider the possibility. What changed my mind from considering the idea a hoax to a […]
Strangest closing credits?
I used to think the closing credits of Skidoo (1968), which are sung by Harry Nilsson, were the weirdest in cinema history. But then I reacquainted myself with Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981), which features end credits over footage of a topless Bo Derek being groped by an orangutan. I’m trying to imagine director John […]
Introducing new list of short films
If you’re a fan of short films — or of film history in general — you will enjoy my newest list. It’s a ranking of all the short films I’ve ever seen (about 3,500) by year. My previous lists of short films listed the movies alphabetically and by star rating, but not by year. So […]
Trump deems foreign films a threat
For information on the latest announcement by President Trump, go here.