Colin Edwards‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ or — The Irresistible Allure of “Effortless” Lustre?It leaves you reeling like an unexpected smack on the lips. What the hell was that?! I’m not sure; it was too dazzling and moving too fast…Sep 24, 2023
Andrew WardCapone at the MoviesCapone loved movies but ultimately wanted nothing to do with Hollywood. He knew he would be outgunned or outwitted by the likes of Sam…Aug 29, 2017
Colin Edwards‘To Have and Have Not’ or — The Anti-‘Casablanca’?Remember that scene in ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ (1989) where it’s blindingly obvious that Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher are dying to bugger…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
Jessie McAskillTake 83: Bringing Up BabyBringing Up Baby is a movie I had heard a lot about, but never seen. It sits firmly within the class of films that motivated me to start…Feb 16, 20222Feb 16, 20222
Jessie McAskillTake 66: Red RiverAlright, here we go. We’re hitting the old west, yet again, and, yet again, our shepherd is that old grizzled curmudgeon who we know and…Dec 8, 20211Dec 8, 20211
Colin Edwards‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ or — The Irresistible Allure of “Effortless” Lustre?It leaves you reeling like an unexpected smack on the lips. What the hell was that?! I’m not sure; it was too dazzling and moving too fast…Sep 24, 2023
Andrew WardCapone at the MoviesCapone loved movies but ultimately wanted nothing to do with Hollywood. He knew he would be outgunned or outwitted by the likes of Sam…Aug 29, 2017
Colin Edwards‘To Have and Have Not’ or — The Anti-‘Casablanca’?Remember that scene in ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ (1989) where it’s blindingly obvious that Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher are dying to bugger…Aug 29, 2022
Jessie McAskillTake 83: Bringing Up BabyBringing Up Baby is a movie I had heard a lot about, but never seen. It sits firmly within the class of films that motivated me to start…Feb 16, 20222
Jessie McAskillTake 66: Red RiverAlright, here we go. We’re hitting the old west, yet again, and, yet again, our shepherd is that old grizzled curmudgeon who we know and…Dec 8, 20211
Talking DraftThe Howard Hawks MethodSpeech-to-Text for screenwriters was invented in the 1930s. Today, technology is finally catching up with Howard Hawks’ brilliant creation…Nov 12, 20214
Jessie McAskillTake 41: Rio BravoHere we go. Another Western. Rio Bravo is a 1959 Howard Hawks production starring legendary curmudgeon, John Wayne. I’ll be honest, now…Nov 3, 20211
Jessie McAskillTake 50: His Girl FridayHoward Hawke’s His Girl Friday is a beacon of a certain type of movie from a very specific time period. It is the gold standard of…May 17, 2021
