Guest Article: 18 Songs about Actors by David “Rosy Fingers” McFarlane
I love when songwriters reference pop culture. For some reason, songwriters tend to be more…
Mean Streets (Year Of The Month)
There’s a fairly common joke about how many debut novels are about introspective white guys…
What Is The Personality Type Of A Story, Part II: An Answer To A Question About Tone
A few months ago, I said I was messing about with Myers-Briggs again, and that…
The Scorsese Experience Returns: Casino
CHOCK FULL O’ SPOILERS On its release, Casino got the nickname Ca-seen-it. And it’s not…
Taco Break: Ambiguity and the Potential for Misreading
In 1987, Oliver Stone dissected the hyper-materialism of the 1980s with Wall Street, a film where…
Film on the Internet: GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002) on Amazon Prime
“It would be like no one even knew we was ever here.” Think of Gangs…
Film on the Television: NEW YORK, NEW YORK on MGMHD
I really REALLY wasn’t going to write about musicals again today. I just did a…
Scorsese and Sin
I always look forward to seeing documentaries about film involving Martin Scorsese. He’s an interesting…
Soundtracking #14: SHUTTER ISLAND (2010)
The occasional podcast on music in movies. It’s a bit SPOILERy. Intro music: “Coffee Shop”…
The Scorsese Experience: The Age of Innocence
“What has always stuck in my head is the brutality under the manners. People hide…