Summer of '88: Die Hard

NOTE: Ranked No. 47 on my all-time top 100 of 2012 “People get involved here, and that’s the thing. If people are patronized, if a film is ...

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What acting is all about — unemployment

NOTE: Ranked No. 58 on my all-time top 100 of 2012 BLOGGER'S NOTE : This post originally appeared Dec. 17, 2007. I'm re-posting it ...

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"What do they want from me? After all, I’m only an actor."

By Roscoe Hendrik Höfgen sets a new standard for protesting too much with the above line from István Szabó's film Mephisto , which cele...

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Round is funny

This post originally ran as part of The Slapstick Blog-a-Thon held at Film of the Year in September 2007. I've revised the piece sligh...

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The Forest and Through the Trees

By Adam Ross Horror movie franchises are typically based around an enduring villain (i.e. Frankenstein, Dracula, Jason Voorhees) but as The ...

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30 Years Ain't That Long in Life, or Comedy

Stand-up Act 1. a style of comedy where a comedian performs in front of a live audience, usually speaking directly to them. 2. a comic mono...

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How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise

By Edward Copeland When contemplating possible headlines for my 25th anniversary tribute to Alan Parker's thriller Angel Heart , I almo...

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