Danny Boyle! You’ve just won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for Slumdog Millionaire! Now, what are you going to do? Um…make a movie about a guy stuck in a cave. You got to, er, hand it…
Read more →Monthly Archives: November 2010
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Some films released to theatres find their audience immediately and become great success stories. Some, however find their audience on DVD. One such film is Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, starring Richard Gere. It was never released commercially in the U.S. (although it…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 10.31.10
November 4, 1907: The Chicago City Council Ordinance forbids the showing of “obscene and immoral pictures” and grants police permission to ban a movie’s release. November 4, 1948: The treatment of the mentally ill is graphically depicted in The Snake…
Read more →Marty (1955): A Look Back
Marty (1955) You can people watch for hours and see who’s real and who’s just putting on an act. Marty is like watching one of the real people, with heart, fire, problems and real character. The film and character, Marty, are…
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