Age of The Nerd
When I was 12-years old, I don’t know exactly what it was that possessed me to do so, but I sat down one night and watched 'Rebel Without a Cause.
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CANON OF FILM: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
In this edition of CANON OF FILM, we take a look at Steven Spielberg‘s sci-fi classic, ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind‘ for it’s recent 40th anniversary. For the story behind the genesis of the Canon, you can click here. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) Director/Screenplay: Steven Spielberg [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/-updr7jecPY”] …
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Broadcast News’
In this edition of CANON OF FILM, we will be taking a look at James L. Brooks‘ ‘Broadcast News‘. For the story behind the genesis of the series, you can click here. BROADCAST NEWS (1987) Director/Screenplay: James L. Brooks [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/BPjx2pI–2U”] ‘Broadcast News‘ is brilliantly accurate in it’s portrayal of the …
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’
This week, we will be taking a look at Werner Herzog’s ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’. For the story behind the genesis of CANON OF FILM, you can click here. BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS (2009) Director: Werner Herzog Screenplay: William Finkelstein [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/9OblPKObX6Q”] If there …
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Paris, Texas’
This week, we will be looking at Wim Wenders‘ classic, ‘Paris, Texas‘ in honor of Harry Dean Stanton, who recently passed. For the genesis of CANON OF FILM, you can click here. PARIS, TEXAS (1984) Director: Wim Wenders Screenplay: Sam Shepard, adapted by L.M. Kit Carson [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/9e590FeeGCM”] As much …
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Playtime’
In the second edition of CANON OF FILM, we take a look a Jacques Tati‘s ‘Playtime’. For the genesis of CANON OF FILM, you can click here. “PLAYTIME” (1967) Director: Jacques Tati Screenplay: Jacques Lagrange and Jacques Tati; with addition English dialogue by Art Buchwald [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/ZO3SIkso0QQ”] Jacques Tati’s ‘Playtime‘ …
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Citizen Kane’
In the first edition of CANON OF FILM, we take a look at ‘Citizen Kane‘ in honor of it’s 76th birthday earlier this week. You can find the backstory on the inception of CANON OF FILM here. CITIZEN KANE (1941) Director: Orson Welles Director of Photography: Gregg Toland Screenplay: Howard …
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