Every decade since 1952, the British magazine, Sight & Sound, has conducted an “official” poll of film critics, historians, and, for the past twenty years, filmmakers from around the world in order to compile what many see as a “definitive” list of the ten greatest films of all-time. No, Roger Ebert is not wrong when he calls such lists patently ridiculous (I mean, after all, who’s to say that top […]
As I was doing theatre walks at my full-time job recently, I saw posters such as “Magic Mike,” “The Expendables 2,” and thought about the two movies I had seen earlier that day (“Rock of Ages” and “That’s My Boy”), and began to ask myself the question above. Over the years, I’ve found that my criteria for a good (or even great) summer have changed over the years. Unfortunately, I […]
Hello readers and listeners! The “Class of 1999” series comes to a big moment, as I dive deep into one of the most anticipated, and controversial, films of the summer of 1999. It’s time to look at Stanley Kubrick’s final film, “Eyes Wide Shut”, and joining me is filmmaker Christopher DiNunzio. I hope you enjoy! “Class of 1999” – “Eyes Wide Shut” Read Brian’s print review of “Eyes Wide Shut” […]
Hello readers and listeners! The “Class of 1999” series continues along its way with a teen comedy that capped off quite a year for the genre as a summer hit. The movie is “American Pie”, and joining me to talk about it is friend Marv Dickey. I hope you enjoy! “Class of 1999” – “American Pie” Read Brian’s print review of “American Pie” here. “Class of 1999” Series Introduction “Man […]
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