“I just made the name up to give him some personality” — L.A. Confidential
I always loved their names. To me, they matched each character and the actor playing him to perfection — maybe too well. This may have been a case in which the […]
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Double Feature: Bambi and Jungle Book
Something that’s easy to take for granted if you grow up with Disney’s animated version of The Jungle Book is the incredible biodiversity that’s depicted. The central region of India that […]
My 25 Favorite Long Takes
As quoted by Peter Bogdanovich, Orson Welles once said, “A long-playing full shot is what always separates the men from the boys.” In other words, the film director who can […]
Both Versions: Goodbye to Language
For the final entry in my “Both Versions” blog series, I’ll be breaking one of my major rules. For every preceding film, the competing versions were each released theatrically at […]
Geppetto's Clocks 