PRIMARY COLORS – A Mike Nichols Film
With the passing of the seminal director Mike Nichols, I’d like to take the opportunity…
When Puppets Are For Everyone
So I’ve been watching a lot of Sesame Street lately. Or, more accurately, a lot…
The War To Inspire No War Movies
Okay, technically not no movies. After all, there’s All Quiet on the Western Front, that…
“The End” of SAVAGES
Savages was savaged when it came out. Many people thought it was Oliver Stone reverting…
Authorial Intent vs Reception; or, “You know nothing of my work.”
The debate over intent vs interpretation is probably as old as time. I bet cavemen…
A Few Scattered Thoughts on Animated Features
Is it too early for Oscar season? I’m sorry. Perhaps this sort of thing should…
Open Thread: Halloween Hangover
It’s November 3rd. We had our final week of Octoberween. We’ve OD’d on spooky movies…
The Old Ways: Horror’s Relationship with History
“Horror” is a very broad term, housing under it sub-genre upon sub-genre, upon sub-genre. Comedy…
He Talked Just . . . Like . . . This!
I tell this story a lot, but when my aunt was very small, her mother…
Macaroni and Cheese For the Soul?
I don’t get homesick very often. I grew up in Los Angeles County, but I…