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Niagara Falls (1930, William C. McGann)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
The Stop Button Posted by 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)
The Stop Button Posted by 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
Alexander wept
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 2, 2019
I did really well with Summing Up back when I started it. Really well. Then the 2016 election happened. It wasn’t just the election; doing a blog dedicated (partially) to Somerset Maugham was also a bit of a stretch. Like, he’s all right–and sometimes great, sure–but I could read more
Having Wonderful Crime (1945, A. Edward Sutherland)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 1, 2019
Having Wonderful Crime is a perplexing comedy-mystery. The mystery itself is perplexing because it’s so exceptionally convoluted; three screenwriters and four or five red herrings and the picture only runs seventy minutes. The comedy is perplexing because Crime hinges its comedic potential on lead read more
Having Wonderful Crime (1945, A. Edward Sutherland)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 1, 2019
Having Wonderful Crime is a perplexing comedy-mystery. The mystery itself is perplexing because it’s so exceptionally convoluted; three screenwriters and four or five red herrings and the picture only runs seventy minutes. The comedy is perplexing because Crime hinges its comedic potential on lead read more
Having Wonderful Crime (1945, A. Edward Sutherland)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 1, 2019
Having Wonderful Crime is a perplexing comedy-mystery. The mystery itself is perplexing because it’s so exceptionally convoluted; three screenwriters and four or five red herrings and the picture only runs seventy minutes. The comedy is perplexing because Crime hinges its comedic potential on lead read more
Having Wonderful Crime (1945, A. Edward Sutherland)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 1, 2019
Having Wonderful Crime is a perplexing comedy-mystery. The mystery itself is perplexing because it’s so exceptionally convoluted; three screenwriters and four or five red herrings and the picture only runs seventy minutes. The comedy is perplexing because Crime hinges its comedic potential on lead read more
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998, Gregory Nava)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 30, 2018
The most impressive thing about Why Do Fools Fall in Love isn’t how well Tina Andrews’s script does with exposition. Not just exposition as it plays out, but how Andrews foreshadows later revelation. The film is and isn’t a biopic of singer Frankie Lymon, focusing instead on his three widows–and read more
Great Balls of Fire! (1989, Jim McBride)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 28, 2018
There’s no point to Great Balls of Fire! As a biopic it’s shaky–lead Dennis Quaid only gets to be the protagonist when he’s not being too despicable, which isn’t often and the film has to distance itself from Winona Ryder, playing Quaid’s love interest. And thirteen year-old cousin. So it’s read more