RAYMOND CHANDLER: THE PRIVATE EYE AS L.A. POET
Los Angeles may have found her Virgil in an Anglo-Irish-American detective novelist named Raymond Chandler (1888-1959). The character...
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ALEX COX: THE RETURN OF WALKER
British filmmaker Alex Cox made his name with Sid and Nancy and cult-fave Repo Man. However, his epic...
WHY BARBRA STREISAND MATTERS
As she nears her 80th birthday (April 24), Barbra Streisand remains a singular figure in American entertainment. By...
FILMMAKER GUS VAN SANT ‘NEVER LEFT THE BEAT INFLUENCE’
As an aspiring teenage artist, Gus Van Sant had his head turned by the writing of Jack Kerouac...
UTOPIA PARKWAY: THE ENDURING MYSTERY OF JOSEPH CORNELL
Artist, filmmaker and writer Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was a mystery when he was alive and continues to mystify...
DIRECTOR KEVIN CONNOR: FROM HELL TO HALLMARK!
Filmmaker Kevin Connor has redefined “eclectic” when it comes to cinematic resumes. To wit: The same man...
CANDY CLARK: THE ACTRESS WHO FELL TO EARTH
On the 45th Anniversary of the film The Man Who Fell to Earth, actress Candy Clark fondly recalls...
DENNIS HOPPER & DORIS DAY: THE ODDEST COUPLE
In 1989, journalist Cree McCree had the unusual, almost surreal, experience of conducting face to face interviews—within a...
JEAN COCTEAU: THE POET AS PROPHET
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) was the original boundary pusher. No creative urge was safe from his efforts. He was...
ELLEN FOLEY: BRINGING NEW MEANING TO THE WORD ‘VERSATILE’
Ellen Foley might have the most eclectic resume in rock ‘n’ roll. She’s not just a solo artist...
FILMMAKER DON LETTS: THERE AND BLACK AGAIN
Don Letts, filmmaker, musician and DJ, came of age during the original punk scene in London. Born in...
ROBERT DOWNEY SR.: FAREWELL TO AN UNDERGROUND FILM LEGEND
When Robert Downey Sr.’s Putney Swope was released in 1969, America didn’t know what hit her. A surrealistic...
LOOKING WEST WITH LARRY MCMURTRY
The writer and bookseller Larry McMurtry, who died earlier this year at 84, was a Texas native best...
BORDER RADIO: THE LONG RIDE OF AN L.A. CULT CLASSIC
Director Kurt Voss (Down and Out with The Dolls, Ghost on the Highway) got his start after film...