Category: 2003
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Reel 90: At the Ballet
One of the tough things about films that are focused on a specific, rather niche topic is that the creators have to find a way to turn the audience into feeling as though they’re experts in the field without being such an information dump that they lose track of the story itself. In some cases…
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Reel 85: Denzel Still on the Case
This is the second of two episodes in which we look at films in which Denzel Washington is a lawman of some kind. We start with the 1995 neo-noir Devil in a Blue Dress, directed by Carl Franklin and co-starring the likes of Don Cheadle and Jennifer Beals. It’s a period piece, set in post-WW2…
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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 61: We May Be Done With the Past…
…but it sure isn’t done with us. Your patience is appreciated with this episode; I spent last weekend at the Southern Studio and had some trouble with my remote access to the files here at home. My brothers and I spent the entire weekend together without any wives or kids; we’d NEVER done that before…
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Reel 13: Love, Maybe
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Your podcatcher may have downloaded an episode with an audio problem in the second half of the show. If this is the case, you’ll need to delete and re-download the episode to hear it correctly. Apologies for the goof, and thanks for understanding. So, where have we been? Actually, it’s Claude’s fault that…