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It’s OK With Him: Elliott Gould, “The Long Goodbye” and the Apex of Seventies Cool
If you only know octogenarian character actor Elliott Gould from his roles as surrogate father…
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This Gunman for Hire: Kevin Costner as Frank Hamer Sets the Record Straight in “The Highwaymen”
It’s a pivotal scene in a pivotal movie in motion picture history. Toward the end of…
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When the Music’s Over: Jim Morrison, Val Kilmer and the Pain of Letting Go
For many of us in the great COVID era, “Top Gun: Maverick” was the movie that…
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“Single White Female”, Bridget Fonda and the Early ’90s Gen X Quest for Affordable Housing
It’s a movie plot that represents a parable for our times, now that rent control is…
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There’s Something About Mary: The Villain of “Mary Poppins”
For years my wife and I had two small dogs. Our Havanese, Coco, was a ball of…
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“Easy Rider” and the Myths we Tell Ourselves
By Harlan Teller for “On Second Thought” One night during the second semester of my sophomore…