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Hollywood Trash Heap: Leonard Part 6 (1987)
I met one of my best friends, Matt, in a writing class. This wasn’t a college class, it was a class we both elected to take as professional in our free time. He was
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
In the summer of 2010, I performed my first wedding services as an officiant. I got ordained online by the Universal Life Church. People always ask me what I had to do, I just
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: Howard the Duck (1986)
The first trip I ever took as a professional was to a conference in Bloomington, Minn. My hotel was just a sprawling parking lot away from the Mall of America. I’d been to the
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
I’ve always told people I like cats more than dogs. This probably isn’t true. What I mean is that I think cats are more interesting than dogs. For the most part, the motives of
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: Bolero (1984)
In the handful of relationships I’ve had, I’ve always shied away from public displays of affection (PDA). To me, there was something so indulgent about PDA, so impossibly assured yet so nakedly yearning and
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: The Lonely Lady (1983)
When I was young, I tried to be cool. I’d guess most of us did. Some of the things that I thought would make me cool were a Starter jacket, 2Pac’s discography, bleach blonde
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: Inchon (1982)
When I was in college, it was determined that I’d need two of my wisdom teeth removed. This is not an uncommon thing to happen. I remember being really anxious as the date drew
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: Mommie Dearest (1981)
How do you get back at your mother after a lifetime of physical and verbal abuse? Well, if you are Christina Crawford, daughter of Hollywood royalty Joan Crawford, you write a book about your
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: Can’t Stop the Music (1980)
If any proof was needed that public sentiment had turned against disco, it came in the form of Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Ill. on July 12, 1979. The brainchild of
Read More »Hollywood Trash Heap: An Introduction
This past weekend, I watched The Tree of Life. Everything I heard about this film led me to believe that I would love it. The problem is, this led to expectations that the film
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