Death awaits you all with beady eyes and sharp, pointy teeth! -Monty Python and the Holy Grail Men v. Beast(s) movies have staked out their territory as the go-to place to exorcise our primal fears. Jaws asked us to consider …
My mind’s going over the few titles that really spoke to me this year, and one of the titles that comes racing out of the back alleys of my mind is Nicolas Winding Refn’s new film Drive, which nabbed a Best Director …
The Killers has one of the best opening scenes in a film. Teaming with great dialogue and acting that let’s the text do all the work, the first 10 minutes of this classic film noir are so absorbing that the rest of …
Hello, my name is Orson Welles. I am speaking to you from beyond the grave, blogging along giddily for all filmdom to enjoy. I know what some of you may be wondering. How am I doing? (Dead) Where could I possibly be blogging …
At the beginning of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth is a pretty decent guy. Honored by his king and revered by his fellow soldiers, he has it all: a good name, a beautiful wife, a large castle, excellent parking spot–a true Scotsman …
As a film enthusiast, I breathed a sigh of relief when former Creative Screenwriting Magazine senior editor and interviewer Jeff Goldsmith found a new podcasting home at his site The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith. I know I wasn’t alone in …
“This is a story of a man who could not make up his mind.” Laurence Olivier Personal Fav’ Shakepeare Flick # 7 Laurence Olivier, considered by many (or at least the folks at Wikipedia) to be one the greatest actors of …
An exuberant bravo to Miss Winterbottom’s kindergarden class for pulling off a stunning adaptation of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather! This daring choice, certainly a step up from last year’s bravura interpretation of John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy, took place at the …
Int. Office – DAY We are in quaint, expansive office, like that of a big-shot Hollywood executive. There are pricey furniture items peppered across the office: large ferns, a lion statue, a fireplace, golf clubs, and a large protrait of …
From this day to the ending of the world,/But we in it shall be remembered;/We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;/For he today that sheds his blood with me/Shall be my brother. King Henry Personal Favorite Shakespeare flick # …
