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The Fix Is In
A credulous new biography of private eye Fred Otash makes some dubious claims about the detective's likely fictitious run-in with James Dean.
Apr 23
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Jason Colavito
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The Porthole Windows of James Dean and Marlon Brando
I finally found the picture of Marlon Brando that convinced James Dean to rent an Upper West Side apartment.
Apr 16
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Jason Colavito
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Was James Dean "Sexually Sadistic"?
An old 1956 newspaper story suggests that one of Dean's "friends" spread disparaging rumors about him after his death.
Apr 3
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Jason Colavito
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March 2024
James Dean and the Story of Schoenberg's Sixth Finger
How a mixed-up account of a 1937 interview became James Dean's favorite joke.
Mar 12
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Jason Colavito
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February 2024
"The Best Possible Denial"
Vogue magazine's new piece on James Dean's relationship with Pier Angeli tries too hard to rescue Dean from homosexuality.
Feb 11
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Jason Colavito
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January 2024
The Implausible Revelations of a Hollywood Fixer
A new book rehashes the sensational claims of L.A. private eye Fred Otash, but there's just one problem: There's a very good chance he made many of them…
Jan 23
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Jason Colavito
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No, James Dean's Porsche Was Not Cursed
Supernatural stories about Dean's Spyder abound, but the ghostly tales are little more than profitable fiction. Here's the real story of how a legend…
Jan 16
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December 2023
Burn After Viewing
The entertaining "Saltburn" falls apart in its last act, but the film managed to leave me with uncomfortable feelings about my own college experience.
Dec 23, 2023
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Jason Colavito
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Cary Grant and the Discomfort with Ambiguity
A new Britbox docudrama sidesteps the star's sexuality, but how should we talk about historical figures' hidden feelings?
Dec 6, 2023
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Jason Colavito
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October 2023
"Opposable Thumbs" Can't Make Criticism into Drama
Matt Singer's fawning biography of Siskel & Ebert banks on nostalgia but never quite manages to turn memories of movie criticism into a compelling…
Oct 30, 2023
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The Center of Weirdness
Remembering "Eerie, Indiana," one of the weirdest kids' shows of the 1990s.
Oct 10, 2023
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Jason Colavito
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September 2023
When Was James Dean Drafted?
A review of James Dean's Selective Service records clears up decades of contradictions and confusion about his draft status.
Sep 26, 2023
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