The Window (2000, Jono Oliver) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 10, 2019
The Window opens with a crowd on the street, looking up. There’s a title card, so it’s a good bet they’re all looking at a window. Pretty soon the cops show up–it’s set in Flatbush, Brooklyn–and ask what’s going on. Some people see Jesus up in the window, some people don’t. But it’s read more
The Window (2000, Jono Oliver) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 10, 2019
The Window opens with a crowd on the street, looking up. There’s a title card, so it’s a good bet they’re all looking at a window. Pretty soon the cops show up–it’s set in Flatbush, Brooklyn–and ask what’s going on. Some people see Jesus up in the window, some people don’t. But it’s read more
The Window (2000, Jono Oliver) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 10, 2019
The Window opens with a crowd on the street, looking up. There’s a title card, so it’s a good bet they’re all looking at a window. Pretty soon the cops show up–it’s set in Flatbush, Brooklyn–and ask what’s going on. Some people see Jesus up in the window, some people don’t. But it’s read more
I’m a sucker for “ambitious” licensed tie-ins
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 9, 2019
I literally just came up with this topic. It’s 4:38 PM and I’m typing, it was 4:37 PM when I saw the tweet inspiring this subject matter. Dark Horse Comics is doing an Alien3 comic based on William Gibson’s unproduced screenplay, which might not be any good. It’s been availa read more
The Critic (1963, Ernest Pintoff) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 8, 2019
At just about three minutes of “action,” The Critic is the perfect length. It opens with some abstract animation–black shapes dancing around variously colored backgrounds, as active (versus tranquil) classical music plays. The designs get more complex, but for the first thirty seconds (so read more
The Critic (1963, Ernest Pintoff) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 8, 2019
At just about three minutes of “action,” The Critic is the perfect length. It opens with some abstract animation–black shapes dancing around variously colored backgrounds, as active (versus tranquil) classical music plays. The designs get more complex, but for the first thirty seconds (so read more
The Critic (1963, Ernest Pintoff) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 8, 2019
At just about three minutes of “action,” The Critic is the perfect length. It opens with some abstract animation–black shapes dancing around variously colored backgrounds, as active (versus tranquil) classical music plays. The designs get more complex, but for the first thirty seconds (so read more
The Critic (1963, Ernest Pintoff) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 8, 2019
At just about three minutes of “action,” The Critic is the perfect length. It opens with some abstract animation–black shapes dancing around variously colored backgrounds, as active (versus tranquil) classical music plays. The designs get more complex, but for the first thirty seconds (so read more
Second posts
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 7, 2019
So in the olden days you had the “Hello, World” post to start. It’s always fun clicking through to some linked blog in a comment to find that single post, like the person intended on doing a blog and just didn’t. Or maybe WordPress makes you a blog when you sign up, which so read more
Niagara Falls (1930, William C. McGann) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 6, 2019
Niagara Falls doesn’t have a credited screenwriter, which is a shame as it’d be nice to know who wrote the occasionally rather witty dialogue but also who came up with such a dark short. Not even dark comedy. Just dark. The short starts with recent newlywed Helen Jerome Eddy preparing for her honey read more
Niagara Falls (1930, William C. McGann) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 6, 2019
Niagara Falls doesn’t have a credited screenwriter, which is a shame as it’d be nice to know who wrote the occasionally rather witty dialogue but also who came up with such a dark short. Not even dark comedy. Just dark. The short starts with recent newlywed Helen Jerome Eddy preparing for her honey read more
Niagara Falls (1930, William C. McGann) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 6, 2019
Niagara Falls doesn’t have a credited screenwriter, which is a shame as it’d be nice to know who wrote the occasionally rather witty dialogue but also who came up with such a dark short. Not even dark comedy. Just dark. The short starts with recent newlywed Helen Jerome Eddy preparing for her honey read more
Niagara Falls (1930, William C. McGann) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 6, 2019
Niagara Falls doesn’t have a credited screenwriter, which is a shame as it’d be nice to know who wrote the occasionally rather witty dialogue but also who came up with such a dark short. Not even dark comedy. Just dark. The short starts with recent newlywed Helen Jerome Eddy preparing for her honey read more
Love and Rockets #47 (April 1995)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 5, 2019
It’s an outstanding issue. Los Bros each contribute a story and each story does very different things. Beto’s first. He’s finally bringing Luba’s daughters into contact with their previously unknown grandmother, while also doing a Gorgo story. There are flashbacks for Gorgo and Maria–including read more
Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 4, 2019
Most of Raging Bull is about boxer Jake La Motta’s quest for the middleweight championship belt and takes place in the forties. The film opens with La Motta (Robert De Niro) in the sixties–out-of-shape, nose disfigured from the boxing; it’s a brief introduction then a fast cut to De Niro in shape read more
Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 4, 2019
Most of Raging Bull is about boxer Jake La Motta’s quest for the middleweight championship belt and takes place in the forties. The film opens with La Motta (Robert De Niro) in the sixties–out-of-shape, nose disfigured from the boxing; it’s a brief introduction then a fast cut to De Niro in shape read more
Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 4, 2019
Most of Raging Bull is about boxer Jake La Motta’s quest for the middleweight championship belt and takes place in the forties. The film opens with La Motta (Robert De Niro) in the sixties–out-of-shape, nose disfigured from the boxing; it’s a brief introduction then a fast cut to De Niro in shape read more
Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 4, 2019
Most of Raging Bull is about boxer Jake La Motta’s quest for the middleweight championship belt and takes place in the forties. The film opens with La Motta (Robert De Niro) in the sixties–out-of-shape, nose disfigured from the boxing; it’s a brief introduction then a fast cut to De Niro in shape read more
The Buddy Holly Story (1978, Steve Rash) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 3, 2019
There are three different things going on throughout The Buddy Holly Story. Well, more than three but there are the three big different things. There’s Robert Gittler’s screenplay, which has one narrative gesture for most of the film. There’s Gary Busey’s lead performance, which is resolute read more
The Buddy Holly Story (1978, Steve Rash) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 3, 2019
There are three different things going on throughout The Buddy Holly Story. Well, more than three but there are the three big different things. There’s Robert Gittler’s screenplay, which has one narrative gesture for most of the film. There’s Gary Busey’s lead performance, which is resolute read more