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Fred Schruers

Fred Schruers

“It’s All Just So Weird ”: The Resistible Rise of J.D. Vance

“It’s All Just So Weird ”: The Resistible Rise of J.D. Vance

For what reason is a man likely to step over the line? I answered, “Ambition, love, fear, money.” From “All the King’s Men” by Robert Penn Warren Even in his current state as the picture next to the word “hypocrite” in the dictionary, Donald Trump’s choice for vice-presidential

I'm So Bored With the Bourgeoisie (i.e., A Tout for "Blue Lights")

I'm So Bored With the Bourgeoisie (i.e., A Tout for "Blue Lights")

No, I haven’t gone Marxist and abandoned the corporate capitalism model that’s made us all so happy. After all, we boast the world’s most onerous income inequality. And we’re looking at the potential election of a porcine thug who blithely lies, cheats, sexually assaults women and

"Twisters": If You Feel It, Chase It

"Twisters": If You Feel It, Chase It

A friend of mine once inquired, while contemplating one of those movies in which cars crack up on (and off) the country backroads, “Why does it lift the human spirit to see a car flying off a bridge?” In that vein, I herewith go off-road into a recommendation of an

Hail and Farewell to the Rolling Stones at Sofi—Pretty Great for 52 Bucks

Hail and Farewell to the Rolling Stones at Sofi—Pretty Great for 52 Bucks

The longevity of the Rolling Stones almost seems a mystery—in former times a rather dark-hued one—but a mystery that everyone who sees them live in concert can solve with decent accuracy. (You know, the greatest rock band in the world. Somebody has to be. The trick is, they

The Would-Be Classic That Ripped A Hollywood Friendship Apart

The Would-Be Classic That Ripped A Hollywood Friendship Apart

From Premiere Magazine, September 1990: "As star and director of ‘The Two Jakes,’ Jack Nicholson worked unstintingly to get the movie made. He won the battle - but did he lose Robert Towne as a friend?" In July of 1989, I found myself on the set of "

The Long Winter of the Clippers

The Long Winter of the Clippers

I commence this post wondering if my esteemed readers actually give a good goddamn about The Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. That’s right, they’re not the Lakers. But neither are the Lakers these days. Hang in with this Inside Hoops part for just a moment

Robert Towne Was A Master For the Ages; the obit for IndieWire

Robert Towne Was A Master For the Ages; the obit for IndieWire

Robert Towne Dead at 89: Legendary ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Was One of Hollywood’s Great ScribesRobert Towne is dead at 89. The ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter was one of Hollywood’s best scribes, with ‘The Last Detail’ and ‘Shampoo’ his credits too.IndieWireFred Schruers