Justice League is not as bad as purported or as good as desired. At the time of this writing, Justice League won the weekend and…
With the premature demise of the Blade Runner sequel that no one was demanding, a postmortem may be instructive to writers and film makers. **…
This year’s Rorschach test of cultural gender norms and aspirations turns out to be Wonder Woman. In case you haven’t heard, the director is a…
Okay, hear me out. This is important for writers… According to the AFI, the two greatest comedies of all time are Some Like It Hot,…
Those who do not learn history are doomed to replace it. We’re currently awash in current event stories (e.g. Patriot’s Day) competing with historical revisions…
I took a bit of flak for my Facebook post saying that Star Wars: The Force Awakens (SW:FA) “was the sequel we’re looking for.” Look,…
Which came first, the great movie or the great director? Like the chicken or egg theory, people for years have wondered how great directors make…
Okay, this is heady stuff. Basically, Martin Seligman’s involved in Positive Psychology, which for him means not simply treating the miserable (or the sexually dysfunctional…
If you haven’t seen The Lady Eve, then you haven’t seen Henry Fonda as a total rube, Barbara Stanwyck at her comic best, and some…
This post is a great companion piece to my Use of Reveals post, but with the added bonus of watching JJ Abrams talk about his Mystery Box: Not only does he talk about great scenes, and production tricks (always protect…