J. Hoberman,Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan(New York: The New Press, 2019)
With his methodically researched new book,Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, formerVillage Voicefilm critic J. Hoberman takes a sociological approach to discovering how the art of filmmaking, and the business of moviegoing, influenced, mirrored, and altered the goings-on ...
That Melvin Van Peebles’ epochal proto-blaxploitation masterpiece—one of the most urgent movies of the early ’70s—barely warrants a mention inMake My Dayis at once a bit disappointing, yet also to be expected within the context of its author’s project, which aims its analysi...
If you're looking for a movie that will make you both hungry and happy, this is it. —Ilana Gordon Where to watch Babette's Feast: Max Director: Gabriel Axel Cast: Stephane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, Bodil Kjer The 20 best cooking shows on Netflix 12 of 50 Tampopo (1985)...
Do you remember watching the Wonder Woman movie when it came out? It was the perfect combination of humor,empowerment, and character winning out. It was impossible to truly watch the movie without walking away feeling empowered to want to make a difference in the world. ...
But, if you’ve watched and loved the movie, then I’m guessing that you’re cracking up right now. Sometimes when you’ve had a rough day, you just need something you can watch to escape from the world and give your brain a chance to rest. ...
The movie "Kung Fu Panda" is one of Kelpman's favorites. Ranging from Chinese martial arts to giant pandas and Chinese food, she is very interested in the Chinese elements in the movie. At the CUPES, 15-year-old Kelpman was eager to have a try after first seeing the wonderful martial...
The epic western entered its heyday in the 1940s and ’50s with high-quality films by important directors such as Ford (My Darling Clementine,1946),Howard Hawks(Red River,1948),Michael Curtiz(Santa Fe TrailandVirginia City,both 1940),Fritz Lang(Western Union,1941),William Wellman(The Ox-Bo...
Funny Movie Quotes “Surprised, Eddie? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn’t be more surprised than I am right now.”— Clark Griswold, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) “I don’t know how to put this, but I’m kind of a big deal....
My third story is about death. When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror...