Robin Williams took his own life in 2014, in despair over a disease that was affecting his motor skills and mental state, and was misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s, but an autopsy after his death identified as LBD, Lewy Body Dementia. I recently watched the documentaries Robin’s Wish (2020), which is quite sad, the more joyous Robin …
The musical version of Mrs. Doubtfire had several strikes against it before the show even got to bat. First, there is the iconic performance of Robin Williams as Daniel Hilliard, the divorced dad who disguises himself as an elderly Scottish nanny to be near his kids in the original hit 1993 film. What leading man …
Parker Posey has been blessed to work with so many visionary indie directors of her time. Richard Linklater helped to launch Posey’s career with Dazed and Confused in 1993. As a staple in the films of Hal Hartley (Flirt, Amateur, and his trilogy, Henry Fool, Fay Grim, and Ned Rifle) and Christopher Guest (Waiting for …
Five of the past six Oscar winners for Best Picture have enjoyed their Bay Area premieres at MVFF.
Our friend and Cultural Weekly reader Jim Meskimen, the talented actor, impressionist and voice artist, recently created a video poem in memory of Robin Williams. It moves us, and we think it will move you. Jim wrote: “Robin got his TV start on Happy Days, which was the show my mom, Marion Ross was on …
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Somehow — I was counting on him to accompany me through the passing of my days.
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