CAPTAIN MARVEL: GIRL POWER TAKES FLIGHT
As a parent, I wish a film like this had been made when my daughter was young. I searched for movies with positive female role models, and believe me, they were hard to find. In Captain Marvel, Brie Larson…
JOSEPH PULITZER: THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Joseph Pulitzer was a social reformer and a scandal-monger at the same time. That his name lives on as a synonym for excellence in journalism is a great tribute and, as we learn from this excellent documentary, a great…
“OF MICE AND MAGIC” IN RUSSIAN? DA!
Next year will mark the fortieth anniversary of my book Of Mice and Magic: A History of Animated Cartoons. I feel lucky that it’s still in print; that’s because it has been adopted by high school and college courses covering…
REMEMBERING ANDRĖ PREVIN—AND STANLEY DONEN
The news of André Previn’s death hit me hard. I couldn’t explain why, at first; then I realized that he has been part of my life since I was a kid. At age 13 I used my spending money…
