Lary WallaceinWizard’s KeyThe Cosmogony of Cosmo: How Michael Richards Developed Kramer for ‘Seinfeld’It wasn’t exactly a vote of confidence from NBC when they ordered only four episodes for the first season of Seinfeld; even worse, at least…Sep 1Sep 1
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsHe Got Civilized: ‘Rocky III’ (1982)Although the members of Queen couldn’t save a movie about their own band — that one with Rami Malek lip-synching Freddie Mercury — at…Nov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsDjango Chained: ‘Sweet and Lowdown’ (1999)You didn’t yet have to explain yourself, in 1999, for liking Woody Allen, but you were already having to explain yourself for liking his…Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsHe Needs Help: ‘127 Hours’ (2010)Some of the most extraordinary stories are also the hardest to tell. You’d think it might be different: with a story strong enough, you…Apr 16, 2022Apr 16, 2022
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsOn Location: ‘Nashville’ (1975)Although journalism used to be used pejoratively to dismiss works of fiction that supplemented the imaginary with the repertorial — as if…Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2021
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsWhy So Serious?: ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008)An asterisk looms over Batman as large and lunar as the Bat-Signal itself: the only major superhero without superpowers; the only one with…Mar 20, 20211Mar 20, 20211
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsKing for a Night: ‘The King of Comedy’ (1982)“Barbra is hard to work with.”Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsConflicted Appetites: ‘The Social Network’ (2010)This Mark character sure likes to talk. He likes to talk in a snappy and condescending manner, everything sped-up and supercilious. At the…Aug 5, 2020Aug 5, 2020
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsMagic Rug Ride: ‘The Big Lebowski’ (1998)Why do some films sink while others soar into the stratosphere, sky-high, where they remain as living monuments? It’s a good question, but…Apr 12, 20201Apr 12, 20201
Lary WallaceinFever DreamsSevered and Connected Parts: ‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992)“Look, I understand that you’re nervous, all right? And I wish the warehouse had more visible windows, but it doesn’t. We have to make do…Feb 3, 2020Feb 3, 2020
