There are many things that make the animated films of legendary writer/director Hayao Miyazaki beloved. They include his penchant for narratives that focus more on relationships than conflict, complex three-dimensional female characters, and beautiful imagery. But if I had to pick one thing that made his films truly unique, it would have to be the… Read more »
I fell in love with Van Johnson on a summer day in 2008. It wasn’t a moment I was expecting, but as I watched an underrated romantic comedy called Three Guys Named Mike, I felt my eyes lighting up the moment a freckle-faced scientist named Mike Lawrence appeared on the screen. Lost in a book… Read more »
Cat (played by Orangey, trainer Frank Inn) is one of the most popular characters in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Blake Edwards, 1961), possibly more well-liked than Holly Golightly’s (Audrey Hepburn) love interest, Paul Varjak (George Peppard). Cat watches Holly’s parties from above, preferring to perch himself on a high shelf, using men’s shoulders as stepping stones… Read more »
There are several ways you could measure the success of All About Eve (1950). You could measure it in terms of critical reviews, which were positive. You could measure it in terms of how many Oscars it won — 6, including Best Picture. But you can also measure its success in terms of its impact… Read more »
On a recent trip to Seattle I had the pleasure of attending the Northwest Film Forum (NFF), a non-profit film and arts center focused on fostering a cinematic community. Not only do they champion and screen a wide variety of independent films, but they offer educational workshops, a public editing lab, cinema rentals, host film… Read more »
“Stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.” – Leo Tolstoy The writings of Leo Tolstoy are brilliant and varied. He was able to expertly write traditional novels (Anna Karenina) as well as shorter works that took harrowing looks at crime and death such as The Forged Coupon and The Death of Ivan Ilyich…. Read more »