Defiant Success

Joel and Ethan Coen are known for the dark humor in their movies. Some notable examples include The Big Lebowski , Raising Arizona  and Farg...

Now and then an actor better known for their supporting roles has the opportunity to be the leading man or lady. Sometimes it works, sometim...

Kathryn Bigelow is definitely different from other female directors working in Hollywood. How so? Simple, her filmography isn't flooded ...

Ah, Fellini. One of the most prolific foreign directors that lived. An unique storyteller and a visionary genius, his works always make must...

After John Hughes' death back in 2009, I felt like I should watch more of his movies because all I've seen was Ferris Bueller's ...

This is a slightly different twist on  yesterday's post . This will be on actors who have yet to get any Oscar nominations. Again, I...

The Academy Awards always seem to hit a nerve with a movie lover. Either they don't give an actor recognition for perhaps their best wor...

Terry Gilliam has one weird mind. Has he made a movie that was, you know, normal ? From what I've seen, not really. James Cole (Bruce Wi...

Impressed but not blown away by Days of Heaven  and The New World , I was nervous if I was going to like The Thin Red Line . But I was told ...

Knowing Oliver Stone, he never shies away from controversial subjects. Glorification of violence ( Natural Born Killers ), the lies of a dis...