Monthly Archives: October 2007

Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King

By Administrator | Published: Monday, October 15, 2007
Here is a link to my review of Foster Hirsch’s biography of Otto Preminger in the Los Angeles Times Book Review. Known as “Otto the Terrible,” the director was legendary for bullying actors, although Kathryn Grant managed to overcome her fear of the man during the filming of Anatomy of A Murder by relying on [...]
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Herbert Muschamp, 1948-2007

By Administrator | Published: Thursday, October 4, 2007
Can’t say I shared Muschamp’s adoration of Frank Gehry, but I certainly marveled at his bravura essay on 2 Columbus Circle. Some excerpts: Early on in the AIDS crisis, the city registered the cultural impact caused by the loss of gay artists. The effect produced by the loss of the gay audience is more insidious, [...]
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Paradoxia

By Administrator | Published: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Here’s a link to my review of Lydia Lunch’s Paradoxia.
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