Category Archives: movie
Consolidating Amidst Decline
Paramount is the sixth-oldest surviving film studio globally, and the last major film studio still headquartered in Hollywood. In August 2025, it became part of Skydance Media, and by late 2026 Skydance controlled Paramount, Warner Bros., CBS, CNN, HBO max, … Continue reading
DVD Lives
They say that as you age, you find yourself resembling your parents more and more. One aspect of that for me is how infrequently I watch movies, despite the convenience of home streaming. I started logging my views on Letterboxd … Continue reading
Reading & Watching Rinehart
American mystery author Mary Roberts Rinehart was described as our version of Agatha Christie. Some years ago I read most of Christie’s 66 detective novels and various short-story collections, excepting the Tommy & Tuppence ones, and at this point I’ve … Continue reading
My Last Enterprise
In 1972, I flipped on our new color television one afternoon and saw a man with pointy ears appear from nowhere in a corridor and begin sneaking around. I remember thinking, “Is that some sort of ghost?” I continued to … Continue reading
Tangent A4: Nim
This is the fourth of five snowed-in posts, illustrating the pathways I sometimes pursue due to my avid curiosity. This Tangent began with a video remix of an old song by Duran Duran, which had inserts from the French New … Continue reading
