The original 1977 Book of Lists featured an exclusive list of the legendary William Wyler’s 10 Greatest Films of all time. Here is his list, along with the original introduction. “Director William Wyler’s film…
Year: 2013
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“Beginnings”: How a Book I Read in 5th Grade About a Teenage Boy with Leukemia Taught Me My Favorite Chicago Song
In 2010 I took the photo on the left at sunrise at the lighthouse in Montauk, Long Island. When I looked at the digital image, I had a powerful analog sense memory, immediately recalling…
Nothing’s Impossible: Yentl Opened 30 Years Ago Today
In the autumn of 1983, I was beginning my sophomore year at N.Y.U. film school, but anything I may learned in a classroom that semester felt insignificant compared to the excitement surrounding the November…
Eating With the Stars: Wayland Flowers and Madame’s Muffins, Plus a Musical Number with Bea Arthur
I shouldn’t take for granted that my younger readers are familiar with the world of Wayland Flowers and Madame, so I’m going to endeavor to provide some context because it’s actually pretty brilliant stuff…
Gay Icon Quentin Crisp on Joan Crawford
From How to Go to the Movies, by Quentin Crisp As a writer and towering, eccentric figure of 20th-century queer New York, Quentin Crisp deserves to be remembered and respected both for his literary…
Movie Quote of the Day: Charlie Chaplin
“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”…
Rags To Bitches: The Little Reality Show That Couldn’t, or Didn’t, But Should’ve
In the aftermath of my involvement as an original cast member of the Sundance Channel/World of Wonder reality show Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys, people have occasionally asked me, “Whatever happened to the show…
Bad Songs I Love: Brotherhood of Man’s “Angelo” (1977)
Of all the acts in the 1970s who echoed the sound and, in this case, the gender symmetry of international pop musical industrial complex Abba, none came closer to actually recreating that authentic Abba…
Stargayzing Review: Cabaret Convention, Closing Night, October 10th, 2013
This review first appeared at bistroawards.com When KT Sullivan, attired in a robin’s egg blue gown and matching chapeau with a huge feather, swept onto the stage to introduce the Cabaret Convention’s closing night program,…
Movie Quote of the Day: Christopher Plummer on “Old Hollywood”
Aggregator The Week recently reprinted a piece about actor Christopher Plummer by Marlow Stern from TheDailyBeast.com that I thought was both funny and illuminating: Christopher Plummer misses the Hollywood of old, said Marlow Stern…
Eating With the Stars: Michael Jackson’s Mother’s Sweet Potato Pie
Michael Jackson’s Mother’s Sweet Potato Pie 3 eggs 1/2 cup white sugar 1/4 cup melted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground…
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