Forbidden Hollywood by Mark Vieira
I was gifted the new book by Mark Vieira, Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934). When Sin Ruled the Movies, when picking up my press... Read more →
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Giancarlo Giannini, Catch 22
Giancarlo Giannini, the Italian actor who became famous in the 1970s as the star of several movies directed by Lina Wertmüller, is still working at... Read more →
Eve Babitz and Me
When I read a review by Lili Anolik of Hollywood’s Eve, subtitled “Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A.,” I immediately bought it because... Read more →
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Pamela Adlon, Better Things
I love to watch the comedy series Better Things on FX, currently on its third season and already renewed for a fourth. I marvel at the originality... Read more →
Rudolf Nureyev, White Crow
Rudolf Nureyev is considered one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time. He made headlines when he defected from the Soviet Union, at the Paris... Read more →
TCM Classic Film Festival
The TCM Classic Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, taking place in Hollywood from Thursday April 11 to Sunday April 14,... Read more →
Amelita, Opera Singer
A few weeks ago, as a journalist of the Hollywood Foreign Press, I interviewed Danny DeVito about his role as circus owner Max Medici in Dumbo,... Read more →
Annie Leibovitz and Me
In the mid 1970s, when I started my career as a photo-journalist, I was inspired by Annie Leibovitz because she was a young woman my age... Read more →
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Claudia Cardinale Today
As teenage girls growing up in Italy in the mid 1960s, Claudia Cardinale was a movie star we looked up to, as was Catherine Deneuve. Born in... Read more →
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Women Photographers
As a photo-journalist who traveled all over the world to visually document foreign cultures in the 1980s, I was very intrigued to explore the photo... Read more →
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