William Schwartz

2 weeks ago | bookandfilmglobe.com | William Schwartz |Matt Hanson

Every generation has its own struggles. This play, which aired live on CNN last night, takes place 70 years ago.

1 month ago | bookandfilmglobe.com | William Schwartz

Disney live-action remakes have long been a topic of exhausted scorn rather than genuine excitement, although the new Lilo & Stitch has proven to be a relatively high-profile case study in terms in how these movies seem determined to undermine nearly everything that gave the originals classic status.

1 month ago | bookandfilmglobe.com | William Schwartz

Disney remake is a massive hit that makes some very strange narrative choices

1 month ago | bookandfilmglobe.com | William Schwartz

Marketing for the sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale had an unusual starting point. A Christian Siriano collaboration at New York Fashion Week featured a draped cloak with structured shoulders and a voluminous hood, shed on the runway as a powerful symbol of liberation and empowerment. The handmaids reclaim their power not in spite of their garments, but through them, marking a pivotal moment in their journey.

1 month ago | bookandfilmglobe.com | William Schwartz

It took me a moment to figure out Metallic Realms by Lincoln Michel. The grandiloquent, high-minded prose by main character Michael Lincoln initially suggests a sincere metafiction about the importance of a story collection called the Star Rot Chronicles in science fiction history. The fact that this character is quite literally named, well, Michael Lincoln, hints at something far sillier.