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 […]
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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 […]
Sonic Cinema Podcast
Hello, dear readers and listeners. This week, I’m pleased to be joined by director Princeton Holt and writer Brian Ackley as we discuss their fascinating sci-fi satire, “2050”. I hope you enjoy! Episode 54: “2050” Interviews with Princeton Holt & Brian Ackley Read Brian’s print review of “2050” here. Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com
Hello, dear readers and listeners. Sonic Cinema concludes our kaiju trilogy of discussions with Matthew Saliba as we talk about the recent “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”. I hope you enjoy! Episode 53: “Matthew Saliba & I on ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters'” Read Brian’s print review of “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” here. Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com