Scenic Route: SEVEN (1995)
Film is mercilessly visual. Its closeups, the clarity of the image (which only gets clearer…
Celebrating the Living: Roger Corman
When I talked about Mel Brooks, I brought up the fact that I don’t actually…
Disney Byways: BLACKBEARD’S GHOST
When I was a child in the 1980s, there was a brief stretch when my…
Celebrating the Living: Jamie Lee Curtis
She doesn’t really look anything like either of her famous parents. Apparently, her relationship with…
Disney Byways: CONDORMAN
It’s not exactly a secret that the history of superheroes at Disney doesn’t start with…
Halloween Psych-Out – Part 8: THE HOUR OF THE WOLF
It’s long been standard practice to write music for horror films that features an evilly…
Celebrating the Living: Francis Ford Coppola
Several years ago, a group of us took an emergency road trip down to the…
Disney Byways: THE NORTH AVENUE IRREGULARS
While today’s movie is based on a true story, I cannot say how closely. I…
Aspiring to the Condition of Music: on Stan Brakhage
“Remember, God didn’t say ‘I’m gonna make light now,’ He said ‘Let there be light.’…
Celebrating the Living: Tippi Hedren
I’ll admit that, if I were Tippi Hedren, I’d be kind of pissed that my…
