Since the first film camera rolled for the first time the world of literature has been relentlessly mined as potential celluloid plunder. In 1896 Gerald Du Maurier's book Trilby and Little Billee was adapted into a short, and that same year Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle was made into
...Other Than Make Them Myself. In a break from my usual routine of reviewing semi-obscure, bad or mostly un-heralded films I am going to relate to you several odd, idiotic or unusual things films have inspired me to do (mostly as a child or teenager.) As a bit of a preface however,
Chapter I- This is the first appearance of what I hope will be a series of articles about movies, or films as they are sometimes called, that pleasure me highly upon viewing, but don't necessarily tickle other people's fancies (if they have even heard of these celluloid expressions at all.) Heat (1986) From
"So, why dont you tell us about your friend Nikolai ?"David Benioff masterfully adapts his own novel for a Spike Lee Joint. The last day of freedom for a man before serving a 7 year jail term for drug dealing. Wonderfully told with a serious of flashbacks, this is one
This coming Sunday, I'm hoping to see Mic Macs.Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Mic Macs (Mic Macs a Tire-Larigot, original language fans) stars French comedian Dany Boon as Bazil, whose father is killed by a landmine as a young boy. Decades later, Bazil is working in a video shop when a