Jake Mulligan wrote a pretty great piece on VOD over in The Boston Globe. For anyone that gets a growing majority of his films over an internet connection, you should definitely give it a read.
Los Angeles, CA, Monday May 20, 2013 – Martin Scorsese will present Mel Brooks with the American Film Institute’s 41st Life Achievement Award – America
The stage may collapse under the shear amount of awesome. Also, tonight on PBS, American Masters: Mel Brooks: Make a Noise at 9 ET/PT…so you should probably watch that.
Head on out to Austria with this week’s Foreign Friday. But be prepared, it’s a tough trek. Check out the review of Michael.
With Star Trek coming out this weekend, you might not have time to add a Redbox rental - but in case you do, we thought we’d combine some recommendations along with a Redbox Giveaway Contest! There…
Lonely Reviewer is giving you the shot to get a free redbox rental. Head there and comment for your chance to win.
When I talk about recreating the spirit of that world, the music is as important as the dialogue and the behavior. From 1947 on, music scored what was happening in the streets, the back rooms. And it affected, sometimes, the behavior of the people, because this music was playing in the streets. Jukeboxes were brought out during the summer. Windows were open, and you could hear what everybody else was listening to. It expresses the excitement of the time. Simply, it’s the way I saw life. The way I experienced life. - Martin Scorsese.
Anytime I hear “Layla”, all I see is Goodfellas.
(Source: jimmyconways, via mcastimovies)
As you peruse Rotten Tomatoes, it can be easy to forget that there are actual people behind those numbers. These people have a job that sounds great to the common moviegoer. However, this shiny s…
Check out my interview with online film critic Monica Castillo. We talk about film and being a critic in Boston.
“The Great Movies” kicks off on May 24th with a 70mm screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo.”
LA, you are spoiled rotten.
Disney’s The Rocketeer by Paul Shipper (Photo source: Paul Shipper Studio)
Paul Shipper is kind of becoming one of my new favorite film poster artists.
Live in Boston? Cool. Now go see some movies.
