Alexander Billet
School
Syracuse University
Expertise
Film History, Horror, Noir
- His first book, "Shake the City: Experiments In Space and Time, Music and Crisis," was published in 2022 by 1968 Press.
- A fan of all things that accurately reflect the reality of Hollywood, he has watched "Barton Fink" more than 200 times.
- Alexander writes fiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry, on topics ranging from surrealism to country music.
Experience
Alexander has been writing about arts and culture for two decades now, starting with album reviews and slowly branching out into essays, fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and reportage. An aging punk and former drama kid, he spent years working itinerant jobs in Chicago before moving to LA so he could finally put his training and skillsets to use. He was a 2020 fellow at the Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop, and has been writing for Static Media since 2022.
Education
Alexander attended Syracuse University's Visual and Performing Arts program, with a major in Drama.
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Mike Ehrmantraut helped make "Breaking Bad" such a compelling watch. But his actor, Jonathan Banks, didn't agree with one key decision Mike made in Season 5.
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"Yellowstone" star Kevin Costner apparently was one of the few cast members who did not have to go through Taylor Sheridan's famous cowboy boot camp.
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Emma Heming Willis explained that she was particularly overwhelmed while putting together an Instagram reel for Bruce Willis's birthday., thanking her fans.
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In a recent interview, Yellowstone star Kelly Reilly talked in depth about the painstaking process of creating her character Beth Dutton's burn scars.
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"Fire Country" fans are not afraid taking to social media in order to discuss and criticize some of the more unrealistic aspects of the CBS series.
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"CSI: Vegas" fans might be wondering if Mandeep Dhillon and Matt Lauria are friends in real-life. As it turns out, the actors have become quick friends.
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"CSI: Vegas" star Paula Newsome stepped into her role as Maxine Roby in the iconic franchise without having watched any of the original "CSI" series.
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"American Pickers" star Mike Wolfe bought two skylights (without the glass) for $300. Is this cheap or expensive? What made them worth this amount?
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Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan compared the cost of making spin-off shows 1883 and 1923 to the costs required to make two iconic projects.
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"The Walking Dead: Dead City" will be the first of three "Walking Dead" spin-offs featuring original series characters to premiere. Here's what we know so far.
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"1923" fans are voicing their concerns on social media about the realism of the show's tax debacle, with one fan writing, "That's not the way tax liens work."
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"1923" was well-received by viewers. However, those same fans are wondering why Alex's last name hasn't been mentioned like other characters.
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"American Pickers" stars Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz have a special lingo when discussing the items they encounter on the road. Here are some of the top phrases.
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While some spinoffs are poorly conceived, and others are poorly named, fans seem to agree about why "Criminal Minds: Evolution" is an apt title.
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For Brandon Sklenar, filming Spencer Dutton's adventures on the African savannahs were an experience he won't soon forget.
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It isn't altogether unlikely on 1923 that one of Spencer's enemies, Whitfield, may come to see Alexandra as Spencer's Achilles heel.
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Wes Bentley was the star of "American Horror Story"'s LA-set season, but he also has ties to the recent NYC-bound 11th season as well.
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After being brought in for a "Ted Lasso" chemistry test with Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham started to realize how badly she wanted the part of Rebecca.
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The CSI franchise is famous for using songs by the Who in its intros. So it should come as no surprise that one member of the band has also had a cameo.
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One "Ted Lasso" fan theory thinks Season 3 of the beloved Apple TV+ sports comedy could see the fall of Nate the Not-So-Great (Nick Mohammed).
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The idea that Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) might be a thus far missing link in the "1923" Dutton-Rainwater sagas is, at first glance, rather implausible.
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"Yellowstone" star Wes Bentley discussed his belief that the hit Paramount Network series is, in some ways, like the iconic gangster film, "The Godfather."