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Today is the 80th birthday of one of the funniest women in America, A lady who ruled TV for 11 years on her own sketch show on CBS, Carol Burnett! Although I clearly wasn’t alive during 1967-1978, I was able to catch a syndicated version of The Carol Burnett Show on TBS when I was in elementary sch read more

It’s strange to think how much one movie can affect your life. A Star Is Born could easily be considered the mascot film of this blog. I’ve raved (and occasionally ranted) about A Star Is Born in all its versions. I re-started the blog reviewing all three adaptations, compared Liza to Judy in New read more

It’s strange to think how much one movie can affect your life. A Star Is Born could easily be considered the mascot film of this blog. I’ve raved (and occasionally ranted) about A Star Is Born in all its versions. I re-started the blog reviewing all three adaptations, compared Liza to Judy in New read more

Did you miss these Top 5 lists? I know I did. Last week’s brief (that’s right, 2,500 words count as brief) history of the Queen of Technicolor lends itself perfectly to a list of Top 5 Technicolor Movies You Really Need To See. However, last week’s post contains stills from at least 10 movies read more

Did you miss these Top 5 lists? I know I did. Last week’s brief (that’s right, 2,500 words count as brief) history of the Queen of Technicolor lends itself perfectly to a list of Top 5 Technicolor Movies You Really Need To See. However, last week’s post contains stills from at least 10 movies read more

Jurassic Park is one of those defining movies for kids of the ’80s and ’90s. Whether they love it or hate it (and let’s be honest, we all love it), they can still tell you where they saw it, when they saw it, and whether they screamed or laughed when the T-Rex ate the lawyer off t read more

Jurassic Park is one of those defining movies for kids of the ’80s and ’90s. Whether they love it or hate it (and let’s be honest, we all love it), they can still tell you where they saw it, when they saw it, and whether they screamed or laughed when the T-Rex ate the lawyer off t read more

The three greatest words in cinema! I can’t believe how little I’ve talked about Technicolor on this blog. It is far and away my favorite subject. I’ve touched on it a few times here, but if you’ve ever met me in person and talked to me for more than 15 minutes, you know that I am absolutely read more

The three greatest words in cinema! I can’t believe how little I’ve talked about Technicolor on this blog. It is far and away my favorite subject. I’ve touched on it a few times here, but if you’ve ever met me in person and talked to me for more than 15 minutes, you know that I am absolutely read more

Short reviews for short films. I’m writing this (and watching these) from my iPhone as I stand in line for Jurassic Park in 3D at the Academy. And since I just wasted a bunch of words bragging to you about the fact that I’m going to a special screening of Jurassic Park in 3D at the Acade read more

Short reviews for short films. I’m writing this (and watching these) from my iPhone as I stand in line for Jurassic Park in 3D at the Academy. And since I just wasted a bunch of words bragging to you about the fact that I’m going to a special screening of Jurassic Park in 3D at the Acade read more

Happy Passover/Lent/Easter! My good friend Gabe over at the blog Beer And A Movie allowed me to write a guest blog for him. If you’re not already following him, Gabe is a film-and-beer-expert who writes witty reviews of movies and thematically-appropriate craft beers. For my review, I attempte read more

Happy Passover/Lent/Easter! My good friend Gabe over at the blog Beer And A Movie allowed me to write a guest blog for him. If you’re not already following him, Gabe is a film-and-beer-expert who writes witty reviews of movies and thematically-appropriate craft beers. For my review, I attempte read more

More than any other director, Quentin Tarantino uses his films as love-letters to the genres he worships. Reservoir Dogs is a gangster film; Kill Bill is a pastiche of spaghetti westerns and Chinese and Japanese martial arts movies; and Jackie Brown is his ode to Blaxploitation. It’s surprising tha read more

More than any other director, Quentin Tarantino uses his films as love-letters to the genres he worships. Reservoir Dogs is a gangster film; Kill Bill is a pastiche of spaghetti westerns and Chinese and Japanese martial arts movies; and Jackie Brown is his ode to Blaxploitation. It’s surprising tha read more

You can’t predict how people will grieve. After World War II, a psychic scar was left on the world that produced some of the most tragic films, as each country and culture tried to deal with the aftermath. For Americans, films such as The Best Years Of Our Lives or The Third Man exposed the hollown read more

You can’t predict how people will grieve. After World War II, a psychic scar was left on the world that produced some of the most tragic films, as each country and culture tried to deal with the aftermath. For Americans, films such as The Best Years Of Our Lives or The Third Man exposed the hollown read more

Barbarella is a silly, softcore, S&M, PG-rated movie from 1968. Yes, I’m aware of how many times I just seemingly contradicted myself. I promise to explain all. As those of you who frequent my blog know, I love discussing the history of the Hays Production Code and its discomfort with sex read more

Barbarella is a silly, softcore, S&M, PG-rated movie from 1968. Yes, I’m aware of how many times I just seemingly contradicted myself. I promise to explain all. As those of you who frequent my blog know, I love discussing the history of the Hays Production Code and its discomfort with sex read more

I was almost giddy when The Film Experience chose The Wizard of Oz for the first “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” Challenge. “The answer is obvious!” I thought. “Everyone knows what the most Historic And Aesthetically Significant shot of this film is. This post will write read more