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Renia White: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
__________________________________________________ sometimes I flash forward and cry I am afraid to have this thought. a 1.5…
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“Scarface Nation” [by Ken Tucker]
Highly recommended. Scarface Nation: The Ultimate Gangster Movie by Ken Tucker (St. Martin’s Press)Not merely the behind-the-scenes making of the 1983 De Palma/Pacino film (and the 1932 Howard Hawks/Paul Muni version), but also a…
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“The Big Heat” [by John Harbourne]
The most dramatic moment in The Big Heat, a memorable Fritz Lang noir for the early 1950s, is when Gloria Grahame turns the tables on her tormentor, Lee Marvin, by emptying a pot of…
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“Last Words” [by Mary Jo Salter]
LAST WORDS by Mary Jo Salter Forgive me for not writing sober,I mean sooner, but I almost don’tdare see what I write, I keep mating mistakes,I mean making, and I’m wanderingif I’ve inherited whatmy…
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from “Julius Jaffe: The Poems” [by Mitch Sisskind]
Julius Jaffe and the Angel of Death Julius Jaffe was carrying a large box of bricks. The day was hot. Too exhausted to go on, Julius Jaffe dropped the box and called on…
