to see a revival of a restored print of Sirk's "Written on the Wind" (1956). This is a perverse and wickedly funny melodrama in which you can find the seeds of "Dallas," "Dynasty," and all the other prime-time soaps. Sirk is the one who established their tone, in which shocking...
Ridley Scott, who directed Gladiator (2000), returns to the fold to direct Gladiator II almost twenty-five years later. Both are epic proportions and center on the barbaric yet luscious Ancient Roman Era. It’s the type of film best seen in the theater on a large screen with loud surround...
The first 72 hours of any disaster are critical. It depends on the type and scale obviously, but some disasters give you warning – like hurricanes. Others – earthquakes for instance – hit suddenly and hard, like an anarchist’s brick through a Starbucks window. This was the latter. There...
much truth has come out in the wash at Five Fords; the first three years revealed, and I could have moved on to addressing the other sham public inquiries, local and national; but some of those related to the victims that requested my help.. had...
Commonsense does not permit me to show all my cards, but rest assured, much truth has come out in the wash at Five Fords; the first three years revealed, and I could have moved on to addressing the other sham public inquiries, local and national; but some of those related to the vict...
. While on the set of Shadow Welles struck up a friendship with Albert Zugsmith, a Universal Studios producer of the Sci-Fi classicThe Incredible Shrinking Man, and two of Douglas Sirk’s best films,Written on the WindandThe Tarnished Angels. ...
Ok, let’s plot that coordinate on a map: Map Credit: Apple Oh dear, ChatGPT seems to have the location in the middle of the freeway, about 3.3 miles away from the actual address: Map Credit: Apple If you read my last missive on the topic you may recall the attempt to use Cha...