Chris BlairThe 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…5 min read·Nov 4, 2022----
Chris BlairAFI 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.4 min read·Oct 5, 2022----
Chris BlairWho 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…7 min read·Jul 5, 2022----
Chris BlairGame 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…5 min read·Jun 9, 2022----
Chris BlairAFI 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…4 min read·May 13, 2022----
Chris BlairAFI 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…5 min read·Mar 29, 2022----
Chris BlairAFI 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.4 min read·Mar 18, 2022----
Chris BlairAFI 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…6 min read·Mar 8, 2022----
Chris BlairAFI 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…5 min read·Feb 25, 2022----
Chris BlairAFI 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…7 min read·Feb 16, 2022----