Oct 30, 2022
Today we are talking about separating the art from the artist. We set out to talk about some of the filmmaking techniques in the 1995 film, Usual Suspects. After doing some research on the film and reading about the allegations made against the director, Bryan Singer. We had a conversation that in light of the...
Oct 23, 2022
Knives Out is the film we talk about today. The 2019 Rain Johnson film starring a huge cast of characters that comprise a family whole patriarch has been killed. Daniel Craig’s portrayal of Benoit Blanc as he questions all of the family members to solve the case in this Massachusetts based film.
Benoit Blanc: “You...
Oct 17, 2022
Today we are talking about North by Northwest the 1959 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Ernest Lehman, this MGM produced film starred Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin Landau. The film takes place from New York City west to Mount Rushmore. Grant’s character, Roger Thornhill is...
Oct 9, 2022
Today we are talking about the 2017 Kenneth Branagh directed film about the infamous train ride through the Orient Express. Celebrated detective Hercule Poirot (how do you even say that name?) is recruited to solve the case. Among the cast of characters; Pilar Estravados portrayed by Penelope Cruze or Gerhard Hardman...
Oct 2, 2022
The 1915 film, Mr. Holmes starring Sir Ian McKellen and Laura Linney is our film of discussion today. Mr. Holmes is the tale of the aged retired detective as he seeks to remember his final case of a mysterious woman whose memory haunts him. He befriends the son of his housekeeper who is in awe of the great storyteller...