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Literary Fusions, Melodrama, and Female-Driven Stories

Volume 29, Issue 1-2 / January–February 2025

In this double issue several themes weave into each other, namely literary inspirations (if not outright adaptations) and female driven stories and genres (melodrama being the most obvious).

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  • Ted Kotcheff (1931-April 10, 2025)

    April 15th

    Ted Kotcheff was a stalwart Canadian film director who excelled in action, drama, and comedy.  First Blood (1987) set the template for many later post-war films that dealt with PTSD and holds up well forty odd years later. When watched… Read more →

  • Wings Hauser 1947-2025

    March 21st

    With over 100 credits Wings Hauser was the epitome of your hard working actor who never achieved stardom but earned his keep as a nearly leading man (whose blond looks could see him mistaken for namesake Rutger Hauser) who worked… Read more →

  • Tony Todd (1954-Nov 6, 2024)

    November 12th

    Look into the mirror and repeat five times, "Tony Todd is dead." Words that are hard to fathom, but the physically imposing (standing 6'5") Candyman himself has died at the (too early) age of 69. Todd was one of the… Read more →

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