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Two Brief Stories: One Red and One Blue

In the early ’80s I was probably about 16, and watched a press conference given by Ronald Reagan. Minutes before the press conference Sam Donaldson and a female reporter whose name I do not remember gave a brief introduction. The reporter that wasn’t Sam said, “You’ll notice that most of the women in the press …

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood: The Dream Is Over

There were many reasons why Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” exploded through Hollywood, but they were all overshadowed by one scene in the movie and that was actually Tarantino’s first and best point. That’s Michael Madsen playing a character in Tarantino’s first movie, his real name is Vic Vega and his alias is Mr. Blonde. He …