Jacob VinessMEGALOPOLIS is everything most Big Budget Hollywood movies aren’tWhen I was thirteen years old, it was a rite of passage for all film dorks to fall down the MEGALOPOLIS rabbit hole; reading every Coppola…6d ago16d ago1
Jacob Viness2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY; THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT STANLEY2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY has equally wowed and dumbfounded audiences for fifty years. Earlier this year it was voted in the director’s poll of…Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023
Jacob VinessTRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON Is An Action MasterpieceBack to writing my book on vulgar auteur Michael Bay…Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 2023
Jacob VinessRocky: A Mytholigcal Figure for the American DreamI watched all nine of the Rocky installments, including the newly released CREED III, and I came away thinking about the mass popularity of…Mar 9, 2023Mar 9, 2023
Jacob VinessAn Ode to College FootballSome of my favorite memories are college football Saturdays. I was never the five year old boy who loved sports(I was, and still am, the…Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022
Jacob VinessWe must protect the artist…unless we don’t like them?We are quickly approaching HBO Max’s debut of Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League and HBO Max accidentally leaked part of it this week for…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Jacob VinessTHE IN BETWEENI am tired. My forehead tightens around the highest point of the bridge of my nose as my headache takes over. I can barely keep my eyes…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
Jacob VinessPaul Thomas Anderson RankedAlright, the quarantine has lead me to this. I am finally doing the impossible. I am ranking the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. For any of…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Jacob VinessThe Art of Pastiche(or why Joker and Rise of Skywalker suck)Pastiche is an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist or period. Two of the most successful films this year…Jan 4, 20202Jan 4, 20202
Jacob VinessActing Tips From a DirectorI know I have learned a lot about directing from talking with actors. After all, we are teammates trying to achieve the same goal. I…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019