MOVIE POSTERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT: 24×36
When I heard that a new documentary on the subject of movie posters was called 24×36: A Movie About Movie Posters I’ll admit I was confused. All collectors know that traditional one-sheets measure 27×41. Now that I’ve seen the…
JOHNNY DEPP AND ZOMBIES MAKE A BOY’S DREAM COME TRUE
Less than a month ago Andy Shapiro over at Legendary put Jessie and me in contact with Tamika Lamison, founder and head of the Make a Film Foundation. As soon as I watched a TV news story about the organization,…
INTERVIEW: Tim Davies, Conductor of LA LA LAND
By Greg Ehrbar Tim Davies doesn’t believe in a narrow focus in music. He can turn with ease from 90-piece orchestras and big bands to rap and hip-hop. As a conductor, arranger and orchestrator, we’ve heard Tim’s work in…
‘LIFE’ SHOCKS AROUND EVERY CORNER
If you’re going to be derivative, you might as well emulate something great. Life bears more than a passing resemblance to Alien but skillfully captures much of that film’s horror and suspense, so it’s difficult to complain too much.…
MOVIE ADS FOR ‘CITIZEN KANE’, HOLLYWOOD CANDIDS AND MORE
I am a sucker for old movie ads, so the new book The Art of Selling Movies (GoodKnight Press) is manna from heaven as far as I’m concerned. What makes it more than a mere compendium of clippings is the…
ROBERT REDFORD ON MARY TYLER MOORE
For some of you she’s Mary Richards. Maybe you know her as Laura Petrie. For my generation and many that followed she will always be that feisty, independent brunette with an ear to ear smile. And while it’s her two…
GOOD MOVIES, GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD FOOD IN SAVANNAH
When was the last time two perfect strangers stopped you on the street in front of a movie theater and struck up a conversation? That’s par for the course for me at the Savannah Film Festival where my wife…
