Author Archives: Ted Salins

RACING TO THE BOX OFFICE

Posted on April 25, 2012

In the 1960s, there was a genre of film comedy about fictional international races to promote the seminal days of modern travel, The Great Race (1965), Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (1965) and Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty … Continue reading →

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A Modern Deluge of Jewish Movie Stars

Posted on November 21, 2011

Back in the day, the glorious days of Hollywood, especially the 1930s and 1940s, Jewish characters were kept at a minimum and stereotyped as immigrants. Hollywood was the greatest Protestant plastic art form – ironically – built and created by Jews … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film | Tagged Adam Brody, Adrien Brody, Al Jolson, Alicia Silverstone, Alysan Hannigan, Amanda Peet, Andrew Garfield, Anton Yelchin, Bea Arthur, Ben Foster, Ben Stiller, Billy Wilder, Captain Kirk, Carl Laemmle, Charlotte Gainsborough, Claire Bloom, Claire Danes, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Danny Kaye, Dustin Hoffman, Edgar Ulmer, Elizabeth Berekley, Emmy Rossum, Eva Green, Evan Rachel Wood, F.W. Murnau, Fritz Lang, Ginnifer Goodwin, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Harry Cohn, Hedy Lamarr, Helena Bonham Carter, Hollywood, Irving Thalberg, Jack Black, Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Caan, James Franco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jason Segel, Jennifer Connelly, Jerry Lewis, Jesse Eisenberg, Jewish, Jews, John Garfield, Jonah Hill, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Joseph Von Sternberg, Josephus Flavius, Justin Bartha, Kandindski, Karel Capek, Karl Freund, Kate Hudson, Larry David, Laurence Harvey, Leslie Howard, Louis Mayer, Matt Stone, Matthew Broderick, Maya Rudolf, Mel Blanc, Melanie Laurent, Mila Kundis, Natalie Portman, Neal Gabler, Otto Preminger, Paulette Godard, Peter Falk, Peter Lorre, Peter Sellers, Rachel Bilson, Rachel Weisz, River and Joaquin Phoenix, Romola Garai, Sam Goldwyn, Sarah Bernhardt, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Silverman, Sasha Baron Cohan, Scarlett Johansson, Selma Blair, Seth Green, Seth Rogan, Shia LeBoeuf, Sholem Aleichem, Silvia Sydney, Sophie Okonado, Spock, the Arquettes, The Jazz Singer, The Marx Brothers, Theda Bara, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Warner Brothers, William Fox, Woody Allen, Wynona Ryder, Zach Braff | 13 Comments

5 Worst Films Directed By Christopher Nolan

Posted on November 8, 2010

Having seen Inception recently at the Byrd, I can now say what I’ve always detected – Christopher Nolan is the most celebrated, beloved bad director since Ed Wood. Noland makes impossibly illogical movies that his fans mistake for depth and … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film, Reviews | Tagged Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday, Batman, Christopher Nolan, Dark Knight, Darth Vader, Ed Wood, Heath Ledger, Inception, Insomnia, Joker, Leonardo DiCaprio, Memento, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Nikola Tesla, Pedro Almodovar, Prestige, Shutter Island | 27 Comments

“The Cat’s-Paw” a sound Harold Lloyd classic

Posted on October 12, 2010

Forgotten by many, silent film comic genius Harold Lloyd had a successful sound career in the early 1930s. Films like Welcome Danger, The Milky Way and Movie Crazy were big comedy hits and often featured high production values, exotic locations … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged Alfred Newman, Being There, Cat's-Paw, Hail The Conquering Hero, Hal Ashby, Harold Lloyd, Jerzi Kosinski, Milky Way, Movie Crazy, Peter Sellers, Preston Sturges, Safety Last, Sam Taylor, Turner Classic Movies, Welcome Danger | 1 Comment

The Five Best Film Going Experiences I’ve Had

Posted on September 21, 2010

The premier of Henry Hampton’s groundbreaking six hour documentary history of the Civil Rights Movement EYES ON THE PRIZE at The Film Forum in New York, 1987: I’ve never sat under a projection beam in a dark theater so moved … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Angelika, Biograph Theatre, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Eyes on the Prize, Film Forum, Henry Hampton, Jacques Doillon, Jacques Tati, Martin Scorsese, Mean Streets, Playtime, Ponette, Westhampton Theatre, Woody Allen | 1 Comment

Author Archives: Ted Salins

RACING TO THE BOX OFFICE

A Modern Deluge of Jewish Movie Stars

5 Worst Films Directed By Christopher Nolan

“The Cat’s-Paw” a sound Harold Lloyd classic

The Five Best Film Going Experiences I’ve Had

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