Essays
Bad Day at Black Rock Directed by John Sturges
Bad Day at Black Rock Directed by John Sturges
By Ron Falzone
“And the truth shall set you free.”
This is one of the core themes of the movies, the belief that the restoration of order can only occur once truth confronts power. While Hollywood has proselytized this notion throughout its history, it was probably never more necessary to it than it was in the decade following World War II.
Bull Durham, Directed by Ron Shelton
Bull Durham, Directed by Ron Shelton
By Ron Falzone
The Coronavirus has impacted everything. For many Americans, the loss of two pastimes is particularly irksome: Sports and sex. And it’s even more acute at the moment because it is spring, the season for both baseball and nookie.
Don't Look Now Directed by Nicholas Roeg
Don't Look Now Directed by Nicholas Roeg
By Ron Falzone
I have to admit that I frequently feel sorry for my students. Is it that they’re not bright enough, or that they lack the ambition to succeed in the film business? Emphatically not. On this score they give me enormous hope for the future of the movies.
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Directed by Stanley Kramer
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Directed by Stanley Kramer
By Ron Falzone
There are a lot of rules when it comes to comedy:
“Less is more." “Never play the joke.” “Small and smart is better than big and dumb.” “It’s not a job for amateurs,” or, as the great tragedienne Edmund Keane put it, “Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.”
It's Always Fair Weather, Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
It's Always Fair Weather, Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
By Ron Falzone
Why is It’s Always Fair Weather, available on Amazon, always left in the backwater when talking about the great MGM musicals?
