Tag Archives: William Holden

Five Film Favorites: Movies About Television

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Six decades ago television was supposedly killing off both the radio and the movie-making industries. Over that span the impact of television on popular culture has had no equal, yet radio is still with us. And, it seems that no … Continue reading →

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Visualizing the Ethics of Violence in Sam Peckinpah’s “The Wild Bunch”

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

My previous post concerning Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, violence, and the Italian Western generated an excellent discussion that revolved around what film, or a film, should or should not do with regard to a larger ethical responsibility.  As I noted … Continue reading →

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Five Film Favorites: Crazy Protagonists

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

For this week’s list of five favorite films, the common denominator is craziness. In each of the movies on the list below, the main character is as nutty as a fruitcake. In each that character’s madness is what drives the … Continue reading →

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Five Film Favorites: Movies About Making Movies

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

Like many other film buffs I enjoy making lists of movies. In my cinema managing days (Biograph Theatre 1972-83) we used to kill a lot of time between shows putting together such lists and comparing them. We learned then to … Continue reading →

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