Nows and Forevers

Writer and human, born 10 years too late


  • Why The Maltese Falcon Stands Out in Film History

    I’m not one for mysteries and true crime, maybe because I used to cover and write about it for a living and I got a bellyful years ago. But I have always liked Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett and Ross McDonald in print and pretty much everything I’ve seen of film noir. “The Maltese Falcon”… Continue reading

  • Seeing Val Kilmer

    Maybe it’s something that, the older you get, the harder it seems to understand how someone who was so vital and so himself could ever pass away. I see Val Kilmer as Iceman and Jim Morrison, in the ’80s and early ’90s, and, thanks to this article, I see him as Val Kilmer. This profile… Continue reading

  • An iconic film opening

    Haven’t seen “The Studio” but can it come close to “The Player”? There’s not one wasted moment, starting with this iconic 8-minute opening. And that’s 25 words or less. Continue reading

About Me

Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.

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