Renaissance 2.0
“My Favorite Year” (1982) is a wonderful movie. The legendary Peter O’Toole is at his best as the aging movie star that’s scared to death about appearing on live television in the golden era of the 1950s. He was nominated for an Oscar for his turn as Allan Swan the swashbuckler with a drinking problem…
Updated on 11/9/2013 for 10th anniversary of “Love, Actually” released in 2003. Despite some awful moments, I still love “Love, Actually” (2003) which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It’s become a Christmas regular treat for me. There are so many wonderful love stories woven throughout the movie. My Favorite Storylines I really enjoyed the scenes…
I think I love the “The Family Man” (2000) because it reminds me so much of my all-time favorite movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946). Instead of the main character wishing he’d never been born at all like George Bailey, Nicholas Cage’s Jack gets a glimpse at what his life would have been like had…
I am obsessed with this short 16-minute film short called “VALIDATION”. At first, I thought it was funny but a little over the top as many indy shorts tend to be but then it just kept getting better and better until the wonderful finale! There are so many lessons in this gem of a tale….
It’s been 25 years since “A Christmas Story” was released in 1983. Based on writing from the narrator, Jean Sheppard and directed by Bob Clark (from Porky’s fame!), it’s become a national Christmas classic. Much like “It’s a Wonderful Life” became a Christmas tradition thanks to reruns on television, A Christmas Story followed the same…
One of my pet peeves about the Academy Awards (there are many!) is the ridiculous anti-comedy bias the members have towards movies that are comedies and the actors that star in them. It’s almost as if they believe it’s just harder to act in a drama. Any actor will tell you that performing in a…
I took the boys to see “BOLT” last night and thoroughly enjoyed it as much as they did, perhaps even more. First, it was a visually stunning experience because we went to see the 3D version. Now, I’ve seen a lot of 3D movies in my time but nothing like this one. RealD 3D technology…
