It feels like so many people get upset when books get adapted to movies or TV. Page to screen often incites a lot of hostility from overly passionate fanbases, but the trend of revisiting old film IPs such as Star Wars or Indiana Jones as created more controversies among fans. When I was younger IContinue reading “What are good additions to an IP? The Lord of the Rings”
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My Big Fat 70s Weddings – The Godfather and The Deer Hunter
If I had a nickle for each 1970s Best Picture winner that began with an long wedding scene I’d have two nickles, which isn’t a lot but is strange it has happened twice. It might happen more, I haven’t seen all the winners yet. The Godfather and The Deer Hunter are both full of machismoContinue reading “My Big Fat 70s Weddings – The Godfather and The Deer Hunter”
Living in a MADD World – The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter is famous (or notorious) for its brutally affecting Russian roulette scenes. They are riveting scenes that I will not talk about. Instead I want to think about the idea that “This movie couldn’t be made today,” that is often thrown about as an insult to modern sensibilities. Usually “movies that couldn’t beContinue reading “Living in a MADD World – The Deer Hunter”
Two households, both alike in dignity
Another school year has finished and as always, we watched the 1996 Romeo and Juliet in my English classes because I love that movie so much. We either study the play in class and watch the film as an example of creative reinterpretation, or we watch it as an end-of-year treat if Romeo and JulietContinue reading “Two households, both alike in dignity”
The Hobbit 1977
I remember watching this version of The Hobbit as a youngling and the dwarves’ singing as they ransacked Bilbo’s home in the guise of “cleaning up” always stuck with me. The portrayal of Gandalf is another highlight that has been knocking around in my mind for decades. I loved his long nose and beardContinue reading “The Hobbit 1977”
The Man From Earth – What is History? What is Myth?
I was enthralled by The Man from Earth. I usually enjoy the wife’s wisecracks while watching a movie, but this time it took a lot of self control to not tell her to shove it. I was hanging on every word and line of dialogue and did not want to miss a moment. The TenContinue reading “The Man From Earth – What is History? What is Myth?”
The Keasy Depot 