Revel in one man's opinion
Originally written for scenome.com A geek getting mad at the mere idea of a beloved franchise getting a reboot or remake is a lot like if they complained about a Happy Meal toy from McDonald’s not having the crisp detail and functionality of a superior action figurine. And in response, we should all smack that … Continue reading Reboots and the Safety of Your Childhood
On not one, but two separate occasions, I have read or heard the great Orson Welles say that Buster Keaton’s The General was possibly both the greatest movie ever made and his favorite film. Once in the book My Lunches with Orson and another in footage from an old movie TV show where Orson was … Continue reading Here’s Lookin’ at You: The General
Originally written for scenome.com Heavy is the heart that ages prematurely. If that’s not the message of the 1987 French classic Au Revoir Les Enfants, then it’s certainly the tone. Writer-director Louis Malle learned this the hard way after, while attending boarding school, he saw three of his schoolmates and his teacher taken away to concentration … Continue reading Here’s Lookin at You: Au Revoir Les Enfants
