Category: 1992
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R.I.P., Gene Hackman
Ever since the movies became a business in the U.S. (which started way back in the silent era), the men behind them sold an image not only of the U.S., but of glamour and beauty, which extended to the people that appeared on-screen. Many of the best movies ever made in Hollywood then (and even…
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Reel 50: Inspired TV
Yow! We’ve made it to the 50-episode mark! Thanks so much for your support; we couldn’t have done it without you. Today we’re looking at a pair of films that bear a very strong resemblance to a pair of television shows, but (on paper, at least) there’s no official connection between the two productions. We…
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Reel 6: SorkinFest, Part 1!
It’s time for SorkinFest! For the next few weeks, we’re going to talk about the work of Aaron Sorkin, and in our usual fashion we’re going to do it in a way that the films are paired up by common threads. This week we’re looking at the films that were directed by Rob Reiner. First…
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Reel 4: One-Song Musicals
In this episode we take a look at a pair of films that center themselves around a single piece of music. First we have 1992’s The Mambo Kings, directed by Arne Glimcher. It’s a bittersweet film that gives us a look at a pair of Cuban immigrants who briefly achieve success as musicians in the…
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Reel 2: Malcolm X, Selma
In today’s episode, Sean and Claude take a look at two films about civil rights leaders of the 1960s: Malcolm X (1992), directed by Spike Lee, and Selma (2014), directed by Ava DuVernay. In general, people have very different images of these two icons in their heads: Martin Luther King as the nonviolent, peaceful “passive…