Revisionist Filmmaking: ‘Star Wars’ and the Obsession with Perfection
The need for some filmmakers to improve their films often leads to unfortunate changes or a surrender to political correctness that threatens the integrity of the movie.
The need for some filmmakers to improve their films often leads to unfortunate changes or a surrender to political correctness that threatens the integrity of the movie.
This fun and exciting Disney classic gets the special edition treatment it richly deserves with tons of behind the scenes documentaries music videos and more.
This slow unfocused horror film delivers surprisingly strong performances but suffers from poor writing and characters that are never developed.
Aliens use greed to take over the world and humans arent aware of it until a drifter stumbles upon a special pair of sunglasses that reveal the deadly truth.
This classic is one of the greatest war films ever made detailing the struggles of a collection of British soldiers facing off against thousands of Zulu warriors at Rorkes Drift in 1879.
During my 12-week stint at the New York Film Academy it was recommended that we read this book. Written by Walter Murch, editor of “Apocalypse Now,” it is an insightful and fascinating look at the art of film editing. Editing … Read more
I recently moved, and was able to unpack several of my books which had been tucked away for awhile. I decided, since I was putting the book out for display, I should read it. The book, as you can see … Read more
Written back in 1996, Rebel Without A Crew is probably one of the finest books about filmmaking that I’ve read. Written by Robert Rodriguez, it charts his process of making his first feature film, El Mariachi. It reads very honestly, … Read more
The X-Men are back together again and this time they must stand together with their arch-enemy Magneto in order to twart a twisted military man bent on destroy mutants all mutants!
The weather-gone-mad flick gets the special edition DVD treatment and its actually pretty good.