moviedom

This particular briefcase contains another of moviedom’s great whatsits, one of those mysteries that, like knowledge itself, some people have, others are desperate to obtain and still others eventually regret having.

Its domain has been, well, the Pacific Ocean, but also the more popcorn-chomping realm of moviedom.

A two-hander opposite David Duchovny, it distills moviedom conventions and plays with a different emotional palette; Ryan grappling with her own cinematic brand.

Outside the Beverly Hills Hotel, which houses the Polo Lounge, change is washing through moviedom with terrifying speed.

The newest additions to the National Film Registry — that annual, ever-fascinating time capsule of moviedom — have just been announced.