The Unfettered Critic
Predicting the Future, Hollywood Style – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – October 2015
Why is a trailer like a t-shirt?
Showbiz, baby!
Every film marketer knows something about t-shirts that bear movie logos: they’re only in demand before the movie is released. Fans of Quentin […]
Las Vegas: The Final Frontier – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – September 2015
If you’ve encountered us on the streets of Jacksonville within the past twelve months, you may have overheard us in heavy discussion about the meanings of words like “trapunto” and […]
Outlasting the Smoldering Doldrums – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – August 2015
Reluctant to step outside without a straw hat, sunscreen and a handheld, battery-powered portable fan? Yeah, us too.
We’re not the first to despair over the hot sun in the summertime. […]
Something Classical This Way Comes – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – July 2015
The Britt Classical Festival is about to begin. And we’re ecstatic!
Once again, one hundred-plus of the world’s finest musicians will take time from their tuneful day jobs to join us […]
Sound checking the 2015 Britt lineup (part two) – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – June 2015
08/08/08.
That’s the date we arrived in Jacksonville. Not being numerologists, we had no idea of how auspicious a day it would prove to be. Our new house, located near the […]
Ain’t we got fun: The 2015 Britt lineup – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – May 2015
You probably heard a while back that Weird Al Yankovic will be coming to J’Ville’s Britt hill. Yup, on September 2 that freaky accordion player who turned “Beat It” into […]
Crossing the Final Frontier – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – April 2015
Two men with irrevocably intertwined lives passed away at the end of February: a world-famous actor, beloved by millions; and a highly successful producer, well known in Hollywood, less familiar […]
Look what they’ve done to my song – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – March 2015
British singer/songwriter Sam Smith is either a very lucky guy…or not quite so.
Smith reached the top of the charts last year with his soulful composition, “Stay With Me.” Then, just […]
with a little help from their (female) friends. . . – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – February 2015
The movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opens with this line on the screen: “Most of what follows is true.” While the main characters actually existed, their story’s timeframe […]
Once More, with feeling… – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – December 2014/January 2015
It’s one of the most unnerving scenes in cinema history. A woman sneaks into the room where her husband has been writing his novel. She peeks at the sheet […]