Patterns In Film Viewing: Survival!
God's Pocket 2014, Slattery Mars Attacks! 1996, Burton Pompeii 2014, Anderson Mr.Peabody Sherman 2014, Minkoff Sushi Girl 20…
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A Mads Mikkelsen Observation
When you watch hundreds of movies a year, have a mental catalog of thousands, certain players in the films' productions stand out …
Patterns In Film Viewing: Protagonists as Political Prisoners of Sorts
Divergent 2014, Burger The Hunger 2008, McQueen Killer of Sheep 1977, Burnett Dracula Untold 2014, Shore The Fog 2005, Wainwr…
Legendary long-take in Steve McQueens 2008 "Hunger"
Film director Steve McQueen became a lot more well known when his last film "12 Years A Slave" took home the Oscar for Best Pictur…
Patterns In Film Viewing : A Hero Against The Odds
Red Beard 1965, Kurosawa World War Z 2013, Forster The Kid With A Bike 2011, Dardenne Brothers You Only Live Once 1937, La…
Fritz Lang's Harsh Society: "You Only Live Once"
Fritz Lang continued his theme of a harsh society and mass mentality with "You Only Live Once" in 1937. His 1931 German masterpiec…
Patterns In Film Viewing: The Stranger Protagonist
Galaxy Quest 1999, Parisot Inside Llewyn Davis 2013, Coen Bros. The Stranger 1946, Welles The Details 2011, Estes The Icem…
THE Orson Welles Box Office Success Story: The Stranger
Orson Welles, already a radio legend, burst onto the film scene by making "Citizen Kane" at age 25 in 1941 (The #1 film on AFI's T…
Patterns in Film Viewing: A Man and His Psychosis
The Dead Zone 1983, Cronenberg Berberian Sound Studio 2012, Strickland Sudden Impact 1983, Eastwood Superman Returns 2006,…
The Good 'Ol Period Horror-Noir: 1944's Bluebeard
Following up last week's blog on the 1972 "Bluebeard" (see my blog on it!), I decided to double down and do one on the 1944 Edgar …
