Way back in the 1950s, legendary director Alfred Hitchcock explained otherwise inexplicable sequences in his hit films Vertigo and North by Northwest by terming them “icebox” scenes – in that the illogic of them only “hits you after you’ve gone home and start pulling cold chicken out of the icebox.” An argument could be made…
DetailsOh Em Gee, it’s yet another week of film news! There are some revelations, some shocks, and some head-shaking, eye-rolling nonsense this time around. Let’s find out which is which! In this week’s “Delusions of Grandeur” story, Vin Diesel thinks Fast And Furious 8 will win some Oscars! Yes, that’s plural. Vin Diesel believes that…
DetailsAnother Halloween is almost upon us! October is the spookiest month of the year, and the best. And with October comes the annual Shriekfest Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival! One of my favorite things! And this year was its’ Sweet 16 birthday. I ask festival creator and director, Denise Gossett, every year how many more…
DetailsTaking the concept of “low-key” to new heights, Kelly Reichardt’s new film is not for my student who commented, after watching Jason Reitman’s Young Adult (which I consider rapidly paced), “It’s like the stuff they cut out of normal films”. Slow to the point of being provocative (“Can you take it? Can you sit still?”)…
DetailsWelcome to another week of important, world-altering stories form the film industry! These are sure to astound, Vex, and defy all logic! In this week’s “dissing Disney” story, Disney is aggressively seeking great talent to make their upcoming live-action version of Mulan. they’re looking for a director and asked Ang Lee to step in. Well,…
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