I have tons of weird childhood memories. Stuff that just rushes back to me, or is mentioned to me by my girlfriend that she also liked or disliked. Such as the infamy of the 80’s PSA’s. You know which ones. The commercials that were supposed to stop you from doing drugs, not be racist, breaking … Continue reading
An article about the effect the federal government has on free speech in marketing, particularly that of marketing alcohol in an era of drug war hysteria featuring such side subjects and highlights as Weed, weeds, Weed California, Mt. Shasta Brewing Co., CBS Corp., CBS, Mary Louise Parker, Agrestic, medical marijuana, Showtime, Showtime Networks, Federal Government, US Government, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, TTB, Vaune Dillmann, brewing beer, breweries, beer, lager, 1st amendment, freedom of speech, bill of rights, war on drugs, drug war, advertising, marketing, los angeles, legal weed, homer simpson, and the land of chocolate… Mmmmmm… Chocolate.
Almost every movie the Marx Brothers appeared in had some kind of love story element, copying the successful format laid down by their first film The Cocoanuts, which I wrote about yesterday. When the boys moved to MGM, Irving Thalberg also considered the romantic drama element important to the Marx Brothers formula. Duck Soup, which had … Continue reading
Scanned through HDNet Movie’s upcoming schedule this AM and saw that 15 MINUTES is showing later in the week. This reminded me of a story… The director of 15 MINUTES, John Herzfeld, likes to rehearse with his actors – on location – several weeks before the shoot actually starts. This requires a small crew, but … Continue reading
Sometimes we filmmakers will make a movie just for a quick buck. But every once in a while something comes along that sets fire to your soul, something that will kill your heart if you don’t put it to film. For me, Encino Man was one of those movies. See, it’s all about the haves … Continue reading
You hear the official line about the fire on Universal? Turns out that some workers were using a blowtorch to set some shingles to the roof of a movie set building. They finished up, watched it for an hour, and then went for a break. Half an hour later, a guard reported the thing blazing. … Continue reading
My purpose with this blog is to talk movies. My movies, certainly, but also other people’s movies. And you gotta understand, that is not as easy as I would like it to be living here in La Paz. So I’ll probably spend more time bitching about things than anything else. It isn’t easy. This city, … Continue reading
Alfred Hitchcock was a genius, there’s no denying that fact. Whether or not you like his films is inconsequential; he was simply a master, the likes of which may never be seen again. He was an artist in the purest sense of the word. He was also quite the character, one that purposely stirred the … Continue reading
One of the more interesting — and promising — pieces of news I’ve seen in the past week indicates that Tim Burton is now attached as director to the proposed Dark Shadows movie, which Johnny Depp apparently acquired the rights to after creator Dan Curtis died not too long ago. This, it seems, has been … Continue reading
We’ve all had those little moments of grandeur where we sit and imagine the wonderful films we’d bring about if only WE got to call the shots in Hollywood. Here are some movie projects I’d love to see happen: — An adaptation of Frank Miller’s “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” with Christian Bale, directed by … Continue reading