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I've done reams of stuff for Entertainment Weekly. The trees must hate me. Here are some of my favorites. Click 'n' view and the trees will breathe easier.
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First, my first. It took a few movie stars' most famous roles and compared them with roles they were then playing on Broadway. We're talking circa 1995 here. But it's historically important for me. It was titled Double Plays. Get it?
Next was a piece on Disney's Pocahontas. This story was a huge scoop but I got into hot water with the Disney Press Nazis for it. Two days after the magazine hit the stands, I was sitting at home in my p.j.s and watched helplessly as those bottom-feeders at "Entertainment Tonight" ripped off my hard work. Dontcha hate it when that happens?.
Guess who else hates me? The Scientologists! And they'll hunt ya down. My sin? Comparing Phenomenon, that crappy John Travolta film, with the cult's dogma. Check my back, willya?
Know who loves me? The Baleheads! They're a cult of their own, but they're friendly. They reside on the web and exist to praise that little-known but talented actor, Christian Bale. This story got picked up by lots of news outlets, too, including USA Today. But did I get a raise? Need you ask? (By the way, those Baleheads have their own exhaustive--and exhausting--site.)
You might know that Johnny Depp's character in Donnie Brasco was based on a real-life FBI guy who lived with the Mob for years and years, and then turned them all in. Well, I met him. It happened in the office of the guy who put Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise (of all places). Since he still has a big price tag on his head, I was actually cased by some serious looking men as I approached the building. Scary!
Yes, I met Mrs. C. from Happy Days. Jealous yet?
If you've seen Waiting for Guffman, you'll appreciate this story about all the stuff they left on the cutting room floor.
Same for Swingers. This story is about how Vince Vauhgn and Jon Favreau came up with that funny lingo they used.
I got sick of how entire cities could be wiped out in movies, but the dog was always spared. So I wrote this. With the help of Betty White, of course.
This was fun mostly because I got to talk to Dudley Moore. Isn't that every journalist's dream?
I was one of the first folks to sing the praises of Riverdance.
Everyone should know about the funny kids' video series VeggieTales.
For a lark, I put four random lyrics of mine on the Web. I don't know why. Lyrics without music is like cereal without milk.
I've done lots o'work at The Village Voice, although they don't archive stories so you won't find me there. Still, it's a handsome site.
I also worked at a hip alterna-weekly in South Florida called XS, now known as CityLink. Again, my on-line contributions exist in legacy only, but they have a dandy site.
I'm on the lookout for more. Let me know if you find anything else.