Monthly Archives: November 2011

Five Film Favorites: Forgotten Modern Noirs

What exactly is noir, anyway? Its name suggests that the movie must be in black and white, and yet, who can deny that Polanski’s Chinatown is a noir masterpiece? Others think that noir is specific to a time, namely the … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film, Reviews | Tagged 13 Tzameti, After Dark My Sweet, Five Film Favorites, Hollywoodland, Miami Blues, One False Move | 1 Comment

A Modern Deluge of Jewish Movie Stars

Posted on at by Ted Salins

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 →

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Five Film Favorites: My Favorite Films To Watch When I Was In High School

Posted on at by Todd Hunter Starkweather

I need to write out a few, quick caveats before commencing with this list. First, the following films represent what I imagine were my favorite films during my tenure as a student at Wenatchee High School (1988-1992). Not all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Rickman, Clive Barker, David Cronenberg, Die Hard, George Miller, John Cleese, John Landis, John McTiernan, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mel Gibson, Monty Python and theHoly Grail, Nightbreed, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, The Blues Brothers | 2 Comments

Dear Mr. Eastwood

Posted on at by Peter Schilling

“If it were all in the script, why make the film?” –Nicholas Ray Dear Mr. Eastwood, I’m writing this open letter that you undoubtedly won’t read, because I have a question: why did you make J. Edgar? Seriously. I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar | 1 Comment

Dirty Harry 40th Anniversary Recommendation: Dirty Harry

Posted on at by Todd Hunter Starkweather

2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the film and role that made Clint Eastwood into an unmatched Hollywood icon. Sure, Eastwood had been a successful film actor, mostly in Westerns (Italian and American) for nearly a decade. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blood Work, Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, Don Siegel, Million Dollar Baby | 2 Comments

Five Film Favorites: Felines!

Posted on at by Peter Schilling

In honor of the arrival of our new kitten, Baby, named after you-know-who (see below), I’d like to give a brief shout-out to that most unheralded of movie creatures: the cat. Everyone loves dogs, see, but the cat, well, the cat … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Uncategorized | Tagged Cats, Felines, Five Film Favorites | 4 Comments