Something tells me that if he ever wanted to, Alfred Hitchcock could have made a terrifying film about a tree full of chipmunks. The man was just THAT good.
Blindsided by LES DIABOLIQUES
My romp through film history finally takes me to France. It;s there that I learn that French people are gloriously screwed up, and that my readers have amazing taste!
Blindsided by BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
I often sit down to watch action films from times gone by and wonder “What do people see in this?”
This wasn’t one of those times.
Blindsided by BROADCAST NEWS
How do you create a comedy that will last? You begin with the assumption that your audience isn’t a bunch of idiots. Armed with that assumption, its amazing how well a comedy can endure.
Episode 83
Talkin’ UPSTREAM COLOR with Bob Turnbull. He and Ryan also read some listener feedback on documentaries and flip the record over to play the other side.
Blindsided by THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
This month, the blind spot series sends me back to Sunday School. Who needs a film with recorded dialogue when you have the expressive face of Maria Falconetti to express such a range of emotion?
Blindsided by IKIRU
We begin a new round of essentials with a bummer.
An sublimely, achingly, beautiful bummer.