A MEL BLANC DISCOVERY
Sometimes a gem can be hiding in plain sight—or within hearing distance. A few weeks ago I turned on…
LEONARD’S GIFT GUIDE
We thought it might be fun to come up with a short gift-giving guide for your favorite cinephiles. Please…
NEW AND NOTABLE FILM…
There’s never enough time to read, so please consider this a survey rather than a series of reviews. I’ve…
FIVE NEW DISNEY BOOKS—AND…
MICKEY MOUSE: THE ULTIMATE HISTORY by J.B. Kaufman and David Gerstein, edited by Daniel Kothenschulte. (Taschen) This gigantic tome…
MARY POPPINS: GOOD BUT…
I wish the Disney company would stop remaking and rehashing the gems in its vast library. Do we really…
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN: SWEET AS…
The word “charm” doesn’t apply to very many movies these days, but it’s precisely that quality—and an avoidance of…
NEW AND NOTABLE FILM…
As always, books show up on my doorstep at a pace I can’t keep up with. Therefore, the mini-essays…
