Hollywood & Spine

Hollywood & Spine Archive: Watch the Skies

An overview to the novelization (and reprint) of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, originally published in August 2023.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Khan-fidentially Yours

An overview of the novelization to STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, originally published September 2020.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: 'Snakes' with Bite

An overview of the novelization to SNAKES ON A PLANE, originally published in August 2021.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: The Un-Shagadelic Truth

A dive into the AUSTIN POWERS novelization that doesn't actually exist. Originally published August 2020.

From the Archive

From the Archive: Like a Version

In this archived piece from 2019 - before Taylor Swift made good on her plan to re-record her back catalogue - I wrote this history and critique of the practice.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Where Do I Begin?

An overview of the novelization to LOVE STORY, originally published in August 2020.

Started from the Bottom

Started from the Bottom: Week of 8/27/1988

Hot hits and middling bops from the dog days of summer '88!

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: 'The Rose' in Bloom

An overview of the novelization to THE ROSE, originally published in July 2022.

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Hollywood & Spine Archive: Foster Cares

A review of novelization legend Alan Dean Foster's memoir THE DIRECTOR SHOULD'VE SHOT YOU, originally published in July 2021.

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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.