John Hughes did some of the key films of any ’80s childhood. I have a fistful of his DVDs. Anyone my age who collects movies does. Much will be written of his ability to capture a mood and tone authentically, and I shall agree. But I want to offer a favorite detail of his style, … Read more
You know, it’s really been a fine 2009 but for this thing. I suppose the trendy, mushy, Oprahfied thing for me to do would be serialize the entire situation in agonizing detail, as if fidelity of narrative somehow compensates for the inherent invasions of privacy and the vulgarity of excessive preoccupation. But I won’t. Whatever … Read more
I remember Walter Cronkite on television, though I am too young to have fully appreciated his impact on 20th century America. I was not quite ten years old when he retired. My knowledge of him has come mostly from after-the-fact study, including some sustained research in college. (I have a communications degree, and my coursework … Read more