“52 Pick-Up,” the 1974 Elmore Leonard novel on which The Ambassador is very loosely based, takes place in a generally nondescript Detroit, a site that is, in and of itself, inconsequential to the plot. Conversely, […]
The Western isn’t likely to be the first genre one thinks of when reflecting upon Hollywood’s initial 3-D heyday. Aside from a few outliers, most notably and successfully John Farrow’s Hondo, an underrated 1953 John […]
“Hollywood at Home provides a unique behind-the-scenes look at the crossroads between the last real glamour years and the TV decade. It is a remarkable portrait of mid-century America.” So reads the back cover of […]
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