Kevin L. Jones, Author at Book and Film Globe

Dark Side of the Ring

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ Returns for a Sordid Third Season

May 6, 2021May 7, 2021 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments 30 for 30, Chris Benoit, Dark Side of the Ring, Herb Abrams, Owen Hart, Vince McMahon, Wrestlemania, WWE, WWF

VICE TV’s signature documentary series gives pro wrestling its due

Vinyl Nation

DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC

Report from the Vinyl Nation

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments Christopher Boone, I Need That Record, Kelley Stoltz, Kevin Smokler, Record Store Day, Vinyl Nation

A record collector reviews a movie about record collecting

The Black Disney Animator Who Loves ‘Song of the South’

July 8, 2020July 28, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 4 Comments Br'er Rabbit, Floyd Norman, Song of the South, Tar Baby, Uncle Remus, Walt Disney

Floyd Norman, Disney legend, defends the Mouse’s most controversial film

Lynn Shelton

CREATORS Directors FILM Remembrance

Lynn Shelton, Acclaimed Indie Director, Dead at 54

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments

“Everyone she worked with loved her.”

Beastie Boys Story

DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC

The Beastie Boys TED Talk

April 29, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments Adam Yauch, AdRock, Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys Book, Beastie Boys Story, DefJam, MCA, Mike D, Russell Simmons, Spike Jonez

If you like this movie, you’ll love the book

High Fidelity

‘High Fidelity’ Makes Record Collectors Look Great

March 5, 2020March 4, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 2 Comments Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Fleetwood Mac, High Fidelity, Jack Black, John Cusack, Nick Hornby, Parker Posey, Zoe Kravitz

And that’s a welcome change

49ers

Sports TELEVISION

The 49ers Are the Best Show on TV

January 22, 2020February 3, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments 49ers, Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns, Daenerys Targaryen, Jimmy Garoppalo, Richard Sherman, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sunday Night Football, Super Bowl

According to a 49ers Fan

‘The ABCs Of Metallica’

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments Enter Sandman, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Kiss, Lars Ulrich, Master Of Puppets, Metallica, The ABCs Of Metallica

A Picture Book That Teaches Kids How to be Heavy-Metal Sellouts

The End of ‘The Affair’

November 12, 2019April 21, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 8 Comments Anna Paquin, Dominic West, Joshua Jackson, Maura Tierney, Ruth Wilson, The Affair

What the Hell Did I Just Spend Five Seasons Watching?

CREATORS Directors FILM

Dante Speak

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments Bill Hader, James Adomian, Joe Dante, Josh Olson, The Movies That Made Me, William Friedkin

The Movies of ‘The Movies That Made Me’

The Strange Case of the Vinyl Detective

July 8, 2019July 17, 2019 Kevin L. Jones 2 Comments Andrew Cartmel, The Vinyl Detective

A British Record-Collecting Sleuth Turned Me Into a Mystery Guy

CREATORS Podcasts Politics TELEVISION Writers

The Worst Wing

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Kevin L. Jones 39 Comments Aaron Sorkin, Bradley Whitford, Dave Anthony, John Amos, John Spenser, Josh Olson, Rob Lowe, The West Wing, The West Wing Thing

The West Wing Thing Podcast Tears Down Sorkin’s Soapbox

Grumpy Old Highwaymen

April 9, 2019 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments Bonnie and Clyde, Clint Eastwood, John Fusco, John Lee Hancock, Kevin Costner, The Highwaymen, Unforgiven, Woody Harrelson

‘Unforgiven’ Meets ‘Bonnie and Clyde’, for Conservative Seniors

Heavy Trip

This Isn’t Spinal Tap

March 27, 2019March 25, 2019 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments Heavy Trip, The Blues Brothers, This Is Spinal Tap

The Best Band Movies, Like Finland’s ‘Heavy Trip’, Throw Reality Out the Van Window

Motley Crew

Sympathy for The Dirt

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Kevin L. Jones 2 Comments Jackass, Jeff Tremaine, Mötley Crüe, Neil Strauss, The Dirt, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil

Did You Have to Humanize Mötley Crüe?