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Daily Ridge
Published September 23One Movie Later: Coyote vs. Acme Is the Must‑See Film Warner Bros. Tried to Bury
One Movie Later: Coyote vs. Acme Is the Must‑See Film Warner Bros. Tried to Bury by James Coulter Coyote vs. Acme arrives with a backstory almost as looney as its Looney Tunes protagonist. Warner Bros. famously shelved the finished film for a tax write‑off, sparking a wave of…
Daily Ridge
Published September 17140-Year-Old Shakespeare Book Discovered in Winter Haven Home
140-Year-Old Shakespeare Book Discovered in Winter Haven Homeby James Coulter Most of us studied Shakespeare in school. But few of us ever cracked open a textbook printed more than a century ago, let alone one once owned by a man whose family helped start an entire city and…
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 15Bob Dylan’s 1976 bay area swing coming in massive CD set
Included are complete shows from St. Petersburg, Tampa, Lakeland ... and the Belleview Biltmore Hotel.
Daily Ridge
Published September 02One Movie Later: Obsession Is a Horror Movie Worth Being Obsessed With
One Movie Later: Obsession Is a Horror Movie Worth Being Obsessed With By James Coulter Original films have felt like an endangered species in Hollywood, crowded out by endless sequels and remakes. But the past year has proven that not only is originality not dead, but it is…
Daily Ridge
Published August 30Neurodivergent Diversions: My Spidey Senses Are Tingling: Spider-Man and Sensory Overload
by James Coulter Spider-Man: Brand New Day has already cleared $2 billion at the box office, overtaking Avengers: Endgame as the second‑highest‑grossing film. Not surprising! Spider-Man has always been the world’s most popular superhero, with his comics selling over 600 million…