“The Cary Grant Divorce Cinematic Universe”
A tongue-in-cheek ranking of all of the movies where Cary Grant plays a divorced man trying to win back his ex-wife by sabotaging her new relationship.
“Which movie stars did Clara Bow grow up on?”
Dispelling misconceptions about how long the silent film era lasted and who its first stars actually were while revealing Clara Bow’s childhood favorites.
“Yapping about MADAM SATAN for three minutes without a script”
Breaking down one of MGM’s all-time weirdest golden age musicals.
“Marilyn and Joe get divorced (and so do their fan clubs)”
The story of two fan club presidents who joined forces when their idols got married, feuded when the couple split nine months later, and fell in love along the way.
Field Trips
Dispatches from the travels, museums and concerts that inspire my writing and video content.
“TWA Hotel”
Celebrating my thirtieth birthday at the iconic midcentury airport terminal-turned-filming location-turned-boutique hotel in New York.
“Face Value at the MoMA”
Visiting the Museum of Modern Art’s exhibit on celebrity photography and exploring the long, analog history of photo retouching and manipulation.
“Alaska”
A montage of my summer sailing through Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway.
“Janet Gaynor Double Feature”
A vlog recapping the Philadelphia Film Society’s free double feature of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and A Star is Born (1937).
Studio Style
A crash course on the house styles of major studios during the Golden Age of Hollywood.