While Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers charmed audiences across the globe with their silver screen dancing, Brazilian dancer Carmen Miranda wowed people with her colorful …
Baby Driver: Slick, Musical, and a Whole Lot of Fun
Tires screeching against the pavement, an assortment of perfectly timed tunes, a throwback to the days of the iPod, and a dazzling cast all make …
Old Hollywood Spotlight: Vivian Vance
The name Vivian Vance may not ring a bell, but when you watch an episode of I Love Lucy, you can spot her as the …
‘Kiss and Cry’ Review: Not Another Cancer Movie
We’ve seen it before time and time again. The doomed love stories. I suppose there is a strange pull toward the idea of sitting in …
Wonder Woman: Breaking Down Boundaries and Making History
On June 2nd, director Patty Jenkins and Allan Heinberg came together to create one of the most successful superhero films in recent years, focusing on the …
Old Hollywood Spotlight: Leslie Caron
Many Americans dream of living in Paris, surrounded by the lights of the Eiffel Tower with the streets adorned with peonies and the aroma of …
While I’m Still Here
In 2007, when I was 16, I was in the midst of some really bad bullying at school. I had a lot of things going …
An Incomplete Opinion of Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen is a musical by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson, first performed in July 2015. I first heard about it this …
Old Hollywood Spotlight: Marlene Dietrich
As we have seen in the previous Old Hollywood posts, American cinema was slowly becoming diverse by featuring actors and actresses of various backgrounds. This …