film

  • Awards Season

    Awards Season

    Where I attempt to say something about the nature of awards seasons and focusing on acquisition formats.

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  • In honor of Alan Rickman’s passing I am doing this “extra” See it Again. I have been meaning to write about Bottle Shock for some time and sadly it took his death to properly motivate me. What You Should Know This is a small film with an amazing cast telling a (mostly) true story. It…

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  • See it Again – Red Belt

    What  You Should Know When you watch the trailer or see some of the posters for Redbelt you get the impression that this is an action movie. It is, but not in the same sense that The Transporter is an action movie. The fighting is limited, the pace is somewhat slow and the focus is…

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  • See it Again – Tin Cup

    What  You Should Know This is a Kevin Costner sports movie. It is a a rather straight-forward, enjoyable film about golf, taking chances and spending time with your buddies. Why You Should Reconsider For some reason, be it The Postman, aspects of his personal life or the way his hair looked on Tuesday, Kevin Costner…

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  • See it Again (reborn)

    See it Again (reborn)

    In which I give a long explanation which I find riveting.

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  • Conscious Choices and Technology

    A post about enjoying the process as well as the result.

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  • The Wonderful World of Cameras

    An absurdly long post about my camera buying process.

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  • Question of the Week #5

    Question of the Week #5

    A simple question about television spirals on and on…

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  • A weekend of watching.

    A weekend of watching.

    Three excellent films over one weekend. Color me pleased.

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  • May I Suggest – Meet Joe Black

    I suppose people of a certain age tend to look fondly on periods of time and that a pattern can be discerned from this. Many filmmakers now in their sixties speak of the 1970’s as being the golden age of filmmaking. The studio system changed, independent film emerged and suddenly a different kind of filmmaking…

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