Gillian G. Gaar, Author at Book and Film Globe

The ‘Michael’ Biopic Won’t Show the King of Pop in a ‘Bad’ Light

April 24, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1980s pop culture, Antoine Fuqua, artist exploitation, Billie Jean, biographical film, brand management, Bubbles chimp, celebrity biopic, celebrity image, celebrity legacy, child stardom, Colman Domingo, controversial figures, culture criticism, entertainment industry, estate control, fame and isolation, film criticism, film reviews, hagiography, Hollywood biopics, Jaafar Jackson, Jackson 5, Jackson family, John Branca, John McClain, Joseph Jackson, Katherine Jackson, King of Pop, Lionsgate, Lionsgate films, media analysis, Michael Jackson, Michael movie 2026, moonwalk, Motown 25, movie reviews, music biopic, music history, music video era, Neverland Ranch, Nia Long, Off the Wall, Pepsi commercial accident, pop music, Prince Jackson, race and identity, Thriller album, Thriller video

The ‘man in the mirror’ proves surprisingly bland

BOOKS Featured Stories FILM

In ‘Cinematic Immunity,’ Film Crews Get the Final Edit

April 14, 2026April 17, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments behind the scenes filmmaking, Cinematic Immunity, cinematography stories, Cruising film, film crew interviews, film crews, film industry culture, film production, film set anecdotes, Gillian G Gaar, Hollywood labor, Hollywood vs New York, independent filmmaking history, Michael Lee Nirenberg, movie production history, New York filmmaking, oral history books, Saturday Night Fever, The Godfather, The Sopranos, union film crews

A new history of filmmaking brings stories of the sets

With Noir City, Black is Back

April 9, 2026April 8, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments black and white cinema, classic Hollywood cinema, crime and punishment themes, Doris Day, Double Indemnity, Eddie Muller, film noir, Film Noir Foundation, Frank Sinatra, Hollywood film festivals, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, jazz culture in film, Lauren Bacall, mid-century American film, Noir City, Sweet Smell of Success, The Asphalt Jungle, The Man with the Golden Arm, The Postman Always Rings Twice

New events across the continent celebrate the enduring appeal of the shadowy genre

The Grittier Side of Cinema Seattle

February 8, 2026February 7, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1970s cinema, 1980s cinema, American cities on film, Cinderella Liberty, Colleen Dewhurst, cult movies, David Mamet, Diana Muldaur, documentary film, Eddie Albert, film history, gritty movies, House of Games, independent film, James Caan, John Wayne, McQ, neo noir, pre-gentrification, Scorchy, Seattle, Seattle films, Streetwise, Trouble in Mind, urban noir

No caffè lattes in this part of the Seahawks’ back yard, buddy!

FILM Music NON-FICTION Streaming

A Voice Not Silenced

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1990s alternative rock, Andy Kessler, documentary film, Enter The Conquering Chicken, feminist punk, grunge era, Home Alive, independent film, Jessy Bender, Joan Jett, Kathleen Hanna, Kerri O’Kane, Matt Dresdner, Mia Zapata, music history, Seattle music scene, Steve Moriarty, The Gits, women in music

Revisiting The Gits 30 years after tragedy ended the band’s shot at fame

BOOKS Featured Stories Music NON-FICTION Writers

Cameron Crowe Shows the Power of Connection

December 11, 2025December 15, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1970s rock, Almost Famous, Avid Reader Press, Cameron Crowe, Cathy Crowe, David Bowie, Gregg Allman, Led Zeppelin, music journalism, rock memoir, Rolling Stone era, The Uncool, Thin White Duke

In his new memoir ‘The Uncool’ the filmmaker blends family grief, rock-journalism, and a lifelong faith in music.

BOOKS Comedy FILM MUSIC

The Song and Dance Man Who Brought Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Pennywise to Life

October 14, 2025October 9, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Amadeus Broadway, Donald Trump Home Alone 2, Frank-N-Furter, Grand Central Publishing, Jesus Christ Superstar, Legend Ridley Scott, Pennywise IT 1990, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Three Musketeers 1993, Tim Curry, Tom Stoppard, Vagabond memoir

Tim Curry’s ‘Vagabond’ is a fascinating portrait of a very private actor

BOOKS Featured Stories MUSIC

The Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove

September 26, 2025September 27, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1988 TV miniseries, Ben Keough suicide, Colonel Tom Parker, Dallas TV series, Elvis Presley, From Here to the Great Unknown, Graceland estate, Grand Central Publishing, Lisa Marie Presley, Mary Jane Ross, Michael Edwards abuse allegations, Navarone Garibaldi, Priscilla Presley, Riley Keough, Sofia Coppola Priscilla film, Softly As I Leave You memoir, The Naked Gun films

Priscilla Presley’s memoir has the last word

CLASSICS Featured Stories FILM Humor MUSIC Theater

Give Yourself Over to Absolute Pleasure.

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Angie Bowie, Jim Sharman, Meat Loaf, Patricia Quinn, Peter Hinwood, Richard O’Brien, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, Time Warp

‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ turns 50

BOOKS Featured Stories MUSIC

Elvis and the Real Colonel Parker

August 3, 2025August 10, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Clifford Odets, Colonel Parker, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, Gene Austin, Lyndon Johnson, milton berle, Tennessee Williams

Peter Guralnick talks about his new book about the man behind The King

NON-FICTION True Crime

Who Are the Killers in ‘Murderland’?

July 1, 2025July 3, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Caroline Fraser, Dracula, Frankenstein, Gary Ridgway, Jekyll, Serial Killer, Ted Bundy, Truman Capote

A Pulitzer Prize-winner doesn’t bury the lead

Knox

Memoir NON-FICTION

Amanda Knox, ‘Free’ or Not

March 25, 2025March 31, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments Amanda Knox, Free: My Search for Meaning

In fascinating new book, the unjustly accused Knox unpacks the meaning of freedom as she tries to find her way post-prison

1975

No Time For Superheroes: The Films of 1975

January 24, 2025January 29, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments Al Pacino, Barbara Harris, Dog Day Afternoon, James Caan, Jaws, Katherine Ross, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Nashville, Norman Jewison, Robert Altman, Robert Redford, Rollerball, Steven Spielberg, The Godfather: Part 2, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Stepford Wives, Three Days of the Condor, Wonka

What a difference a half-century makes

Selleck

Memoir NON-FICTION

Some About Selleck

May 22, 2024May 27, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment Blue Bloods, Donald Bellisario, Frank Sinatra, Magnum P.I., Tom Selleck, You Never Know

Autobiography of TV’s original Magnum is long on detail, short on insight

Quantum Leap

The Day Scott Bakula Leapt Into Lee Harvey Oswald

November 22, 2023November 27, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Donald Bellisario, JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald, Oliver Stone, Quantum Leap, Scott Bakula

An interview with ‘Quantum Leap’ creator Donald Bellisario on why Oswald acted alone

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