#TBT: Psycho (Van Sant/1998) the remake
It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since the release of Gus Van Sant’s remake and over 5 decades since Hitchcock’s classic original story. I’m not a big horror movie fan but Psycho is definitely...
View Article#TBT: Oldboy (Park/2003)
With the remake set to be released next weekend I thought it fitting that we explore and revisit the elements that make Chan-wook Park’s Oldboy such a masterpiece. For starters, cinematographer,...
View Article#TBT: Fargo (Coen/1996)
Over the past few months I’ve come to realize that I’m actually a Coen brothers fan. Fargo is one of the reasons why. Co-writers Joel and Ethan Coen truly capture the essence of life in the...
View Article#TBT: Taxi Driver (Scorsese/1976)
Martin Scorsese’s 1976 modern classic, Taxi Driver, begins with a grandiose opening sequence. Very film noir, very Casablanca meets Alfred Hitchcock as we see a “taxi glide through the night like an...
View Article#TBT: The Fifth Element (Besson/1997)
The Fifth Element, a 1997 French film (yes, French), directed by Luc Besson was the “Largest production ever filmed at Pinewood Studios. It had biggest special effects budget of all time. And was...
View Article#TBT: Remembering the Great Philip Seymour Hoffman
A Collection of the characters that he played so brilliantly.
View Article#TBT: Groundhog Day (Ramis/1993)
"Groundhog Day is a film that finds its note and purpose so precisely that its genius may not be immediately noticeable. It unfolds so inevitably, is so entertaining, so apparently effortless, that you...
View Article#TBT: A Look at Stanley Kubrick’s Innovative Screenplay Format
Many are familiar with Stanley Kubrick‘s disturbingly shocking films, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), The Shining (1980) and Full Metal Jacket (1987) to name a few. But did you know he was quite the...
View Article#TBT: The Matrix (Wachowski/1999)
“You can stop waiting for the future of movies. It’s already here. Someday, 1999 will be etched on a microchip as the first real year of 21st-century filmmaking. The year when all the old, boring rules...
View Article#TBT: Camera Owned by Ansel Adams Up For Auction
“You could quite easily argue that Ansel Adams is one of, if not the most, famous American photographer of all time. Which is what makes it so exciting that one of his cameras is now up for auction,...
View Article#TBT: Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled Film Stills” (1977-1980)
In fall 1977, Cindy Sherman began making pictures that would eventually become her groundbreaking “Untitled Film Stills.” Over three years, the series (presented here in its entirety) grew to comprise...
View Article#TBT: The Godfather (Coppola/1972)
If you’re a filmmaker and you have yet to see Coppola‘s The Godfather, I suggest you drop what you’re doing right this second and find a copy immediately. The Godfather is simply one of those films...
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