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A young man seated on the floor looks up at books thrown in the air (Photo Nadin Sh for Pexels)

CULTURE BEAT

Will Artificial Intelligence Rob Young Writers of Their Role Models?

Jan. 26, 2026


Pages from 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain

CULTURE BEAT

Woke Publishing Has Left Men with No New Books to Read. Now, Will AI Kill Reading Altogether?

April 11, 2025


Guitar and typewriter - Moresby Press image

INSIDE THE CREATIVE MIND

From Self-Expression to Self-Aggrandizement, What Motivates People in the Arts?

Nov. 12, 2024


Greg Beaubien and William Friedkin

BOOKS/MOVIES/LETTERS

Film Director William Friedkin, Author Gregory Beaubien Select Correspondence, 2016–2020

May 18, 2024


Fleetwood Mac Rumours vinyl record - Moresby Press image

CULTURE BEAT

Gen Z Loves Retro Culture, But Is Something Different Happening This Time?

March 7, 2023


Scene from movie Assault on Precinct 13

MOVIES

Director John Carpenter’s 1976 Assault on Precinct 13 Gets 4K Digital Restoration, Re-release

Jan. 19, 2023


Clint Eastwood in 'Unforgiven'

MOVIES: MORESBY PRESS EXCLUSIVE

30 Years Later, Screenwriter David Webb Peoples Looks Back at Clint Eastwood’s Best Film, Unforgiven

July 1, 2022


Julia Garner in 'Inventing Anna'

CULTURE BEAT

Does Netflix Hit Inventing Anna Starring Julia Garner Mean We’re Sharing Culture Again?

March 23, 2022


Mickey Rourke in the movie Angel Heart

MOVIES

35 Years Later, Soul of Angel Heart Starring Mickey Rourke Remains Intact

March 6, 2022


Orson Welles and Paul Bowles side by side black and white portraits

THEATER

When Orson Welles and Paul Bowles Collaborated

Oct. 15, 2021


5 Great International Crime Novels - Literary

BOOKS

5 Classic, International Crime Novels with Literary Flair

Nov. 2, 2021


Gregory W Beaubien short story - The Road to Banos

SHORT FICTION BY GREGORY W. BEAUBIEN

Will an American Couple Traveling in South America Survive “The Road to Baños”?

Oct. 20, 2020


William Friedkin

MOVIES/BOOKS

From the Slums of Chicago to the Heights of Hollywood, the Fateful Career of Director William Friedkin

May 7, 2020


Actor Michael Shannon, left, and playwright Tracy Letts discuss 2007 movie 'Bug' at Music Box Theatre in Chicago, January 9 2020. Moresby Press photo

MOVIES: MORESBY PRESS EXCLUSIVE

Actor Michael Shannon, Writer Tracy Letts Talk Director William Friedkin’s Bug

Jan. 10, 2020


Author Philip Caputo and his book Hunter's Moom

BOOKS: IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW

Author Philip Caputo Discusses the Male Relationships in His ‘Novel in Stories,’ Hunter’s Moon

Aug. 6, 2019


Paul Bowles in Tangier Morocco - photo courtesy of Black Sparrow Press

BOOKS

Visiting American Expat Author, Composer Paul Bowles in His Tangier, Morocco, Apartment

June 4, 2019


William Burroughs in fedora hat smoking marijuana in Chicago Oct 20 1988 - photo by Richard Alm

CULTURE BEAT

Once a Hipster Hero, Writer William S. Burroughs Would Be a Political Pariah Today. And He Would Rebel

Oct. 12, 2018


Author Gregory W Beaubien on sand dune in Sahara Desert Morocco 1993

FIRST PERSON

Author Gregory W. Beaubien on What Drew Him to Morocco, Land of Dreams

Nov. 17, 2018


William Friedkin at US premiere of his exorcism documentary 'The Devil and Father Amorth' - April 17 2018 - Moresby Press photo

MOVIES: MORESBY PRESS EXCLUSIVE

At Premiere of His Exorcism Documentary The Devil and Father Amorth, Director William Friedkin Talks Good and Evil

April 21, 2018


Craig Denney in the movie 'The Astrologer'

MOVIES

Director Craig Denney’s Would-be Cult Classic The Astrologer Peeks out from Obscurity

Jan. 28, 2018


Janet Leigh in the movie 'Psycho'

MOVIES: CUTTING ANALYSIS

Psycho Shower Scene’s Sex, Violence Dissected in Documentary 78/52

Nov. 11, 2017


Josh O'Connor in 'The Durrells in Corfu'

TV

Light Comedy Buffers a Writer’s Hard Climb in The Durrells in Corfu with Josh O’Connor

Oct. 23, 2017


Frank Vincent in the movie 'Chicago Overcoat'

MOVIES: MORESBY PRESS EXCLUSIVE

Actor Frank Vincent Found His Fit in Crime Drama Chicago Overcoat

Sept. 15, 2017


Lesley M M Blume book 'Everybody Behaves Badly'

BOOKS

Ernest Hemingway the Opportunist Also Rises as Everybody Behaves Badly

Dec. 13, 2016



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