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As critic turned filmmaker Gerald Peary’s documentary demonstrates, the field has been chock full of personality clashes, political posturing, conflicts of interest, and damned opinionated voices since forever.
I think Sanjay Newton, the creator of this video analysis, misses the mark by quite a bit here. Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston, for instance, is clearly intended as a parody of the very stereotypical imagery of men that Newton says (correctly) is dangerous. Gaston is also the villain whom Belle is repeatedly shown to … more…
Damn you, Greg Kinnear, for making me cry over *The Last Song*…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Honey, I Fathered the Kid? Hilarious and charming! What woman wouldn’t be won over to discover that the superstud she thought had inseminated her is actually the neurotic Nice Guy(TM) who could never be bothered to let her know that he “has feelings” for her? It’s every … more…
I love those simulator rides you find in theme parks. You know the ones: You strap yourself in to a comfy chair and then the whole room moves around in coordination with the image on the movie screen before you, creating the sense that you’re actually, say, flying. But once, on one of those rides, … more…
…you’ll recommend me. At the suggestion of reader Dokeo, I’m trying a little experiment in building traffic and word of mouth for the next couple of weeks. I’m asking regular readers to forward to their friends their favorite FlickFilosopher.com post from the past week. These are some of my own favorites, if I may make … more…
…lady filmmakers need to shut up and count their blessings; and won’t someone think of the boys? Yup, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.
Take a look back at an old trailer… Happy Zombie Jesus Day! For your enjoyment, enjoy Charlton Heston as Caveman John the Baptist, Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilate, John Wayne as a Roman centurion, and Max von Sydow as Ralph Fiennes as Jesus. It’s got the Good Housekeeping seal of approval! (Seriously? Good Housekeeping used … more…
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
A bonus Easter Sunday web video of the day for you. It’s the Muppets, featuring bunnies, and it is extra demented:
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