Considering the French Film That Spawned Brian De Palma's PASSION
With the current release of director Brian De Palma’s new thriller Passion (regrettably not t...
Robert Downey Jr. Flies Again for Marvel Studios.
In anticipation of Marvel Studios IRON MAN 3, opening Friday (in case you haven’t heard!), I present my or...
Robert Downey Jr. Ignites Marvel Studios
In anticipation of Marvel Studios IRON MAN 3, opening Friday (in case you haven’t heard!), I present my original op...
Staying Up Long Past Sunset: Billy Wilder's Deconstruction of the Silent Era
DIRECTOR: BILLY WILDER/1950
Billy Wilder’s classic noir masterpiece, Sun...
Erich Von Stroheim's Monte Carlo Masterwork
DIRECTOR: ERICH VON STROHEIM/1922
“Since that first showing of FOOLISH WIVES, I have seemed to walk through vast cr...
Von Stroheim, Murray and Gilbert: Unconfined Joy!
DIRECTOR: ERICH VON STROHEIM/1925
This consideration of the 1925 film adaptation of the operetta THE MERRY WI...
Calling An Audible In The Third Act
DIRECTED BY DAVID O. RUSSELL/2012
Full disclosure: I did not see the entirety of Silver Linings Playbook; two minutes ha...
The Littlest Despot Thinks Big
DIRECTED BY SANG-OK SHIN/KOREAN/1985
I realize I’m in a quiet minority, but I’m bound by a DNA-imprinted love for quaint and qu...
