Rob GallinTalking PicturesMaking It Out AliveConflict. Resolution. Roll credits. Avoid eye contact with the mint holding teen who has to pick up the extra buttery popcorn you spilled.May 12, 2020May 12, 2020
Rob GallinTalking PicturesWomen, Film, and the 40'sIn this latest series of blog posts, we’ve talked a lot about adaptation. Whether it be adapting a book into a movie, or adapting a style…May 11, 2020May 11, 2020
Rob GallinTalking PicturesA Star is WornBoy that’s a big picture, huh? It’s made even bigger by the big star it features sprawled on a Hawaii beach, Burt Lancaster. This still…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Rob GallinTalking PicturesYou Can’t Fight the System, ManThe art of adapting a story for film is about much more than changes in plot or dialogue. As we discussed last week, film adaptations are…Apr 4, 2020Apr 4, 2020
Rob GallinTalking PicturesThe Medium is the Message“The medium is the message” is a phrase coined by philosopher Marshall McLuhan in the 60s. In his day, he watched and studied the…Feb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2020
Rob GallinTalking PicturesRio Bravo (1959)Rio Bravo is a classic John Wayne western directed by Howard Hawks, who also directed the first film we analyzed on this blog, Twentieth…May 13, 20191May 13, 20191
Rob GallinTalking PicturesPrince of Darkness (1987)John Carpenter’s 1987 horror film Prince of Darkness is the chilling adventure of Satan (or in this case “the anti-god’s son) unleashing…May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
Rob GallinTalking PicturesPodcast: Drive (2011)I’m proud to present the first episode of the Talking Pictures podcast! I discuss one of my all-time favorite films, Drive, while pausing…May 6, 2019May 6, 2019
Rob GallinTalking PicturesContagion (2011)Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded Contagion is a disaster movie of the plague variety, a highly topical expression of modern anxiety…Apr 30, 2019Apr 30, 2019
Rob GallinTalking PicturesFeature Story: Movies as MetaphorMovies are a medium like any other, with the capacity to tell stories out of our wildest imaginations. Like any other medium, the stories…Apr 23, 2019Apr 23, 2019