By Burbanked on Jan 9, 2007 in Movies, Views and Reviews | 1,036 views |
This could be test question to see what kind of moviegoer you are. Let’s say that you’re living in England between 1971 and 1973. You’ve heard rumors that Stanley Kubrick’s film A Clockwork Orange may be pulled from theaters - by the director himself - due to several violent crimes perpetrated by thugs claiming to [...]
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It’s safe to say that 1974 was a pretty good year for Mel Brooks. Although he’d made a name for himself having directed and won a screenwriting Oscar for The Producers and for creating the TV series Get Smart, he was by no means a well-known filmmaker to the general population.
How great would it be [...]
By Burbanked on Sep 15, 2006 in Movies, Views and Reviews | 1,355 views |
It’s become increasingly difficult to be surprised or amazed when we go to the movies anymore. By the time a movie’s opening weekend has arrived, it’s been teased, publicized, hyped, critiqued and spoiled by Web sites, bloggers, test screening audiences and screenplay reviewers. Studios try, with ever more futility, to protect their product while at [...]
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11.20.2008
Dedicated screenwriting 101 here: From an interview with Harrison Ford on the MTV Movies Blog in which the inevitability of another Indiana Jones movie is mentioned:
MTV: Is the ball in George’s court at this point? Ford: It is. That’s the process. With some general input he goes off and searches for the MacGuffin and then stumbles into a story. And at some point we have a chance to take a look at and give some input.
Now granted this is Ford’s opinion of Lucas’ “creative process”, yet still: when one of the three principals of the Indiana Jones legacy classifies the story creation process as a haphazard, one-man effort that only superficially seeks outside input, it’s hard not to feel frustrated. Not surprised, just frustrated. Dear Mr. Spielberg: please put your foot down and either demand a coherent story or walk away. Just do us all a favor, could you? Maybe? (found via FilmDrunk)(2)
11.19.2008Okay, I need your help here. Sonny, Michael Corleone and Tom Hagen keep bringing up the fact that they want to go see Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
How do I get out of this? I love going to the movies with my boys, opening up their minds to the great pleasures of cinema and all that, but this is a hard one. Please help me: do I suck it up and just go, or can anyone out there provide me with a plausible, kind-hearted, permanent way out? (10)
11.14.2008I’m not sure how to say it nicely: This one-sheet is crap.
(additional thoughts about Apatow/Sandler’s collaboration here) (3)
10.23.2008What an excellent tribute to the late great movie voiceover guy Don LaFontaine. No need for more words, because the Voice already says it all:See more funny videos at Funny or Die (5)
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