The Most Underrated Ingredient of Great ArtFor a great example of creativity vs creative bankruptcy, watch Star Wars episode 5, and then watch episode 9. I’ll wait. Or you can just…Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
AFI film school #40: Sunrise — Tripping the Light Fantastic — CideshowWhen I had covered Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, it made me realize the value that silent films have to offer.Oct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022
Who Analyzed Roger Rabbit — A podcast dedicated to one of the most innovative movies ever34 years ago, a movie happened that was unlike any other movie in so many ways, and it’s actually pretty amazing that it exists. You’ve…Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
Game Over — How the 1950’s Quiz Show Scandal Affects Us Today — CideshowOn the topic of television and manipulation, nothing quite demonstrates how our attitudes have changed from the 1950’s to today more than…Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
AFI film school #38: The Grapes of Wrath — Adapting meaningMany of the movies on this AFI top 100 list are based off of books. Funny enough, some of them are much more remembered for the movie they…May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
AFI film school #35: The Apartment — Finally turning the keyOf course, for all of us, there’s fairly big movies that we haven’t seen because we had no interest in watching them. This is true for…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
AFI film school #34: The Wild Bunch — Strength in numbersWhen the AFI top 100 movies are mentioned, a lot of adjectives could come to mind: great, prestigious, accomplished, old, stuffy.Mar 18, 2022Mar 18, 2022
AFI film school #33: Network — An angle on all — CideshIt’s amazing when a film is able to so accurately point towards a problem that it becomes even more meaningful and relevant 50 years after…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
AFI film school #32: The Gold Rush — Words about no words — CideshowWriting in-depth about the films on this AFI list, I’ve been avoiding one type. It’s not that I don’t like them, although I’ll admit it’s…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
AFI film school #31: Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Satire — CideshowFour years before he made what’s commonly regarded as the best science fiction movie of all time and sixteen years before he made what’s…Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022