The Grapes of Wrath

Posted by Robin on Feb 27, 2012 in Featured, Kids Stuff | Comments Off on The Newberry Medal for Children’s Literature

The worst thing about children’s books is that everyone thinks they can write them. Most people have the self-awareness to realize...

Posted by Robin on Feb 10, 2012 in Director, Featured | Comments Off on John Ford, Director

He developed a brand: “A John Ford Western.” Not all of his films fell into this genre, but a lot of them did. John Wayne,...

Posted by Robin on Feb 1, 2010 in Actor | 1 comment

The one word that comes to mind when I think of Henry Fonda is “unflappable.” I can’t remember a scene in any of his...

Posted by Robin on Oct 24, 2009 in The Arts, Writers | 1 comment

O ye aspiring writers, harken unto the story of John Steinbeck. Who dropped out of college. Who moved to New York to be a writer, but got...