In the opening shots of Some Kind of Heaven, Lance Oppenheim’s feature debut, we see a woman perfectly centered in a medium shot in a squarish, 1.33:1 aspect ratio. The next cut turns us around 180 degrees; now we’re behind...
Though Sam Pollard’s MLK/FBI can be said to be about both the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, it is by no means a biography of either man. Sure, it can be revealing, letting us...
This episode we get together (sort of) to suggest some songs from movies that express the feelings of this year’s lockdown as well as give us some hope for the future. And along the way… we try to find a...
It is crucial, fascinating and shocking to note that Simon West’s Skyfire, making its U.S. debut on demand this week, hit theaters in China on December 12, 2019. Assuming it was a more recent production, I spent much of the...
In this episode, Tyler and David are joined by Josh Karp, author of Orson Welles’s Last Movie: The Making of The Other Side of the Wind, to discuss the various cinematic depictions of Welles.
Title: The Bride With White Hair Year: 1993 Director: Ronny Yu Cast: Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Yammie Lam, Francis Ng, Elaine Lui Siu-Ling Synopsis: The immensely talented but rebellious swordsman and successor to the prestigious Wudang sect Zhao Yihang (Cheung)...
This episode we make good on our previous idea/threat to take two actors and switch their roles and essentially their careers. Ridiculousness ensues. And as we have a few surprise surgeries, we also cover… The Meg, Mandy, Witness, Goldie Hawn,...