Landon Palmer
@landonpalmer
historian of film, media, popular music | wrote a book about rock stars in movies and writing another about Motown in movies | he/him | opinions are mine, do not represent my employer, and seek not to curtail any tide's roll
Book update: I hit a writing goal by finishing a new chapter by the end of June Intro + 3 chapters drafted. 5 more, a conclusion, and whole a lot of editing to go [deep exhale]
This interview with Emily Wilson, the scholar who got a lot of attention for translating The Odyssey in 2017, is great, and I particularly appreciate the clarity here: www.vulture.com/article/the-...
I’m guessing there’s a reason Madonna is revealing in such detail what her unrealized biopic needed as the MJ biopic nears a billion dollars www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
This is a parent review of The Bad News Bears (1976) at common sense media. Wait for the twist at the end
sorry the only real new yorkers treat themselves to a taxi and ride home through the city streets, then recount buying a suit with their father and having an ice cream soda after school. When they finally come home, they see Debbie home from work and tell her everything about their dinner with Andre
more contemporary novelists need to bring Danielle Steel’s energy to their author photos
Today in Austin I saw the two Texases: some cowboys riding on horseback and livestock in front of a Waymo
Get in loser, we’re reviving medieval conflicts between the Church and state over land ownership and territorial authority
UA students organized a film festival! It’s happening today! www.wvua23.com/news/alabama...
Getting the impression that Coachella performances are getting more organized around the camera than the stage
Yesterday I learned that I got tenure. Which means that, starting in the fall, I'll be an associate professor Which means that I will now, officially, be "less than"
One of the most beautiful moments I've seen in a movie is when the camera takes a beat to observe an aerosol can rattle down a street in Close-Up
During the blaxploitation era, Motown envisioned an alternative to it: a mainstream vision of commercial African American cinema that fit with traditions of Old Hollywood glamour and production value.
I explore how Motown Productions translated into filmmaking Motown Records’s crossover strategy of producing Black American music designed to appeal to multiracial audiences. Instead of bringing Motown songs to screen, Motown accomplished this by representing the past & remixing Hollywood history
The book chronicles the history of Motown Productions, which was responsible for features like Lady Sings the Blues, Mahogany, The Wiz, and The Last Dragon, and TV events like Motown 25 and the Lonesome Dove miniseries.