“Continue down your mistaken path”: LOLITA (1962)
In 1962, or in 2015 for that matter, if you’re making a film about a…
The Scorsese Experience – Side Projects, 1980-1990
“Working with Michael Jackson on Bad was the counterbalance to my experience with Paul Newman…
SIFF Day 2: Goodbye and Hello
Studio Ghibli’s latest film, When Marnie Was There, feels fitting for a farewell to an era.…
SIFF Day 1: Pure Insanity
The Seattle International Film Festival is a beast of a festival. From opening gala to…
Soundtracking #8: SPARTACUS (1960) and Stanley Kubrick’s early films
The occasional podcast on music in movies crosses over this week with the “Continue down…
Before BIRDMAN: Films about Actors – Part 4: ALL ABOUT EVE
Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, All About Eve (1950) is the story of…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: SPARTACUS (1960)
They don’t make them like Spartacus anymore, an overstuffed, overlong pileup of gorgeous, funny, tearjerking,…
The Avathoir/Wallflower American Vampire Conversation Installment 6
The Conversation on the Solute Avathoir and wallflower discuss American Vampire Installment 6: The Unforgiven…
Those Great, Flawed Men: The Films of Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
What do we tell stories about? For most of history, the answer has been, simply,…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: PATHS OF GLORY (1957)
With Fear and Desire, Stanley Kubrick learned how to film still images. With Killer’s Kiss,…