I joined biographer Katie Gee Salisbury and presenter Samira Ahmed on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row to talk about the … More
Tag: Hollywood
Strike
I wrote about the SAG-Aftra actors’ strike for the September 2023 issue of Sight and Sound, I also wrote my … More
Ginger Rogers
BFI Southbank is currently hosting a Ginger Rogers retrospective, curated by Heather Osborn. For the Guardian, I wrote this article … More
Hollywood History Today
For the new issue of History Today, I reviewed Hollywood: the Oral History, by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson. The … More
Juanita Moore for the Guardian
In honour of the fact that is is finally getting her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year, … More
Anna May Wong for the Guardian
Following the news that Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American to appear on US currency, I wrote … More
Pre-code women for the Guardian
I wrote a feature for the Guardian about the relative freedoms afforded to female film stars on-screen in the Pre-code … More
1940s Hollywood melodramas
For the BFI, I took a look at 10 of the greatest Hollywood woman’s pictures of all time. First, fetch … More
Hollywood and history
I wrote this feature for the Guardian’s G2 section about how Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series Hollywood manipulates film history.
Frances Marion for Criterion
This month, the Criterion Channel is streaming a slate of films written by the wonderful Frances Marion. I wrote this … More