The Rise And Fall Of Fully Motion-Captured Animated Movies
Filmmakers love to tout that their films have technology that will change things forever. James…
Thinking Some More About Feminism and Cinema
You know, going over what I’ve written these last months, I realize that I write…
Before BIRDMAN: Films about Actors – Part 5: SUNSET BOULEVARD
Sunset Boulevard (1950) is about how the motivations for actors can get really twisted. Released…
SIFF Day 9: The Allure of the Past
The Seattle International Film Festival normally likes to put some of their best movies, or…
Soundtracking #9: Horror scores
The occasional podcast on music in movies. SPOILERS abound. Timings (thanks to BNF for the suggestion here):…
Poltergeist (2015) Review
Poltergeist has a weird problem in that the film doesn’t seem to believe in ghosts.…
SIFF Day 6-8: Behind the Curtain
Eskil Vogt’s Blind plays tricks on the viewer. Ingrid has adult-onset blindness, the result of a…
Tomorrowland Has Promise, But Has Glaring Flaws It Can’t Get Past
In the world of Tomorrowland, Blast To The Past is a comic book store run…
The Language of Events: SPECIAL BULLETIN (1983)
Ed Zwick, who has just been handed the Jack Reacher franchise, has produced, written, and…
SIFF Days 4 and 5: Exposing the Repressed
The Seattle International Film Festival is rife with special guests. Sometimes they are immediate, necessary…