Hollywood & Spine

Hollywood & Spine Archive: Little (Men in) Black Book

An overview of the novelization to MEN IN BLACK, originally published in July 2022.

Music

Requiem for a Scream

A tribute to Aerosmith, America's greatest rock band.

Started from the Bottom

Started from the Bottom: Week of 7/26/1969

Spoiler alert: you're not gonna know many of these until you suddenly know one of 'em.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Can You Phone Home Again?

An overview of the novel-only sequel to E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, originally published in July 2020.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Phone Home

An overview of the novelization to E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, originally published in July 2020.

Started from the Bottom

Started from the Bottom: Week of 7/17/1993

Forgotten rap songs aplenty and a few pop gems on this bottom 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Started from the Bottom

Started from the Bottom: Week of 7/11/1987

The bottom of the Hot 100 the week I was born featured some former big smashes, a few forgotten tunes and one scary puppet head.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Requiem for a Paperback

A look at the state of novelizations, originally published in June 2023.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Mafia Shark

An overview of the novelization to JAWS 2, originally published in July 2019.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Bat Book

An overview of the novelization to BATMAN, originally published in June 2019.

From the Archive

From the Archive: An Extra-Terrestrial Questionnaire

An unpublished self-interview from 2022 about E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, my favorite film.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Raiders of the Lost Book

An overview of the novelization to RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, originally published in June 2021.

Music

From the Archive: A Guide to Prince's Live Performances

A "lost" piece on Prince's best live performances, published by Discogs in 2020.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Back to Back, Vol. 3

An overview of the novelization to BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III, originally published in June 2020.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Back to Back, Vol. 2

An overview of the novelization to BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II, originally published in June 2020.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Back to Back, Vol. 1

An overview of the novelization to BACK TO THE FUTURE, originally published in June 2020.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: E.T. is Authorized

An overview of the 2002 junior novelization to E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, originally published in May 2022.

Music

Simple, Singable and Sincere

Favorite songs from The Sherman Brothers.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Another Galaxy, Another Time

An overview of the novelization to STAR WARS, originally published in May 2022.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: A Real Mouthful

An overview of the novelization to DEEP THROAT, originally published in May 2021.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Save Ferris

An overview of the novelization to FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, originally published in May 2020.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Godzilla vs. Kong - Keyes to a Titan Throwdown

An overview of the novelization to GODZILLA VS. KONG, plus an interview with its author, originally published in May 2023.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: The Ultimate Spin

An overview of the novelization to SPIDER-MAN, originally published in May 2023.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: A Box of Scraps

An overview of the novelization to IRON MAN, originally published in May 2019.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Paperback Writers

An overview of the novelization to A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, originally published in April 2022.