Over the past couple of weeks, a lot of information has been coming out regarding, what will apparently be Quentin Tarantino’s very last film, The Movie Critic.
But who is the movie critic in question?
Gene Shalit? Pauline Kael? Rex Reed? The theories are out there, hot and heavy. And all of them have been wrong to date, save for one.
I can (sorta) clear this all up right now, and confirm with (some) certainty, that World of Reel has done their research, written a worthy post, and 99.9% gotten it right.
Tarantino’s character is (most likely) based on my close, dearly departed, friend and mentor: Bill Margold.
Bill Margold discovered me, was a doting supporter, and remained a close friend throughout my adult career. Not to mention, his cat, “Amber Dreamsicle“, was named after me.
And, as I’ve shared here before, he was instrumental in helping me register the Amber Lynn TM through his endorsement as a porn historian.
We were tight, but I was only one of “Bill’s Kids“. A tight-knit group of actors, crew, writers and stars who counted him as being in their corner. Many of whom attempted to come to the rescue that day in 2017 when we lost him. I have to reach out to others and think about how to tell the story of that day before sharing, but stay tuned.
As we know, William Margold, my close friend and valued confidant, passed away on January 17, 2017. I have deeply missed him. Mr. Margold will always be remembered fondly, and may he rest in peace.