Category: Epitaphs
January 31, 2025

Meeting Kirk Douglas

You don’t have to ask Kirk Douglas for his favorite film role – it’s already on his lips. “Van Gogh.” He’s referring to Lust for...
April 5, 2017

Training Seymour

I have to laugh at the phrase: Training Seymour. Not because there isn’t a whole lot of training required with a new dog but with...
April 27, 2009

Little Roundheaded Boy

For one thing, I stand for the idea that all of the stars should be rescued from being overly identified with The Golden Girls. Long...
December 29, 2007

A Life Well-Remembered

Every year, I find myself engrossed in the New York Times Magazine‘s collection of brief epitaphs of Americans, famous and not-so-much, who died during the...
November 24, 2007

I’m Not There? – I’m Not There, Man

A lengthy and elegant mess of a film, Todd Haynes’ not-so-experimental I’m Not There is nonetheless a beauty of a wreck, a “non-biopic” about Bob...
October 11, 2007

House and the Kiss of Death

Ten minutes into last night’s House, one of the famed doctor’s underlings gave their gravely ill patient a couple of pills and said: “Take these,...
October 3, 2007

Springsteen and the American Muse

Here’s the lead: Bruce Springsteen’s deep and nourishing Magic, released today, isn’t on a par with Born to Run or Darkness on the Edge of...
September 12, 2007

Bruce Is Livin’ In The Future

Don’t worry darling, we’re living in the future and none of this has happened yet – Bruce Springsteen, Livin’ In The Future, Magic Bruce Springsteen...