question of the day: Who is your favorite TV mom or dad?
The passings of Mr. C and June Cleaver prompts us to consider beloved TV parents: Mrs. Partridge? Steve Douglas? Claire Huxtable? Tony Micelli? Dan Conner?
Leave It to Beaver
‘Orphan’ and the generational aspects of horror
If you’ve been reading my online writings for any length of time, you may already be aware that I’m a fan of the works of William Strauss and Neil Howe, who’ve proposed a generational theory of history and culture that involves a regular, pendulumlike shift in attitudes every 25 years or so — that is, … more…
Far From Heaven (review)
With its lush Technicolor palette of autumn hues and lavish Elmer Bernstein score and slightly stylized acting and crisp costumes of crinoline and taffeta and gray flannel, Far from Heaven is a note-perfect pastiche of early studio melodramas.
