A CONVERSATION WITH RIVER PHOENIX AND DAN AYKROYD

20 Nov
By Michael Cartel (The Valley Vantage, 1993) I introduce myself to River Phoenix for an interview while he orders lunch. He appears casual, nearly vacuous, unbathed with matted hair. “Simple plain salad, darling,” vegan Phoenix says to a waitress as...
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‘FIRE IN THE SKY’ PUSHES THE LIMITS OF FICTION SCIENCE

14 Oct
by Mike Cartel “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
” – H. L. Mencken “Based on a true story,” the press kit for Fire in the Sky breathlessly declares “of the Arizona logger whose abduction by...
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