I LOVE LOVE this idea from Brittani that I came across earlier this week that I had to take part. "Sometimes a simple look an actor gives is nothing short of brilliant," I totally agree with her sentiment. Sometimes the quietest, most subtle look or gesture has the power to generate the most emotional response, no …
Continue reading 10 Brilliant Acting Performances Defined by One Look
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Inspired by my recent viewing of Gone Girl which features yet …
Welcome to FlixChatter's one and only blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Whether you like it or not folks, …
Thanks to Mettel Ray for starting this Movie Alphabet as part of her 400th Blog Post celebration! Her original list consists of movies, directors, actors and actresses, but to switch things up, I'd like to just focus on actors and directors for my list as I've done the film version in this Cinematic Alphabet a …
Continue reading My Movie Alphabet Blogathon – Actors/Directors Edition
This is the first film where the famous character of Hannibal Lecter (spelled as 'Lecktor' in this film), the brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, first appeared on screen. The story is based on Thomas Harris' novel called Red Dragon. I was curious because of that fact and also because I generally like Michael Mann's …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Michael Mann’s Manhunter (1986)
CBS' newsman Mike Wallace passed away last Saturday at the age of 93. He's the star of the network's TV news magazine 60 Minutes from the time it's launched in 1968. As someone who almost majored in journalism in college, I certainly admired someone with such panache and brilliance. Surely Mr. Wallace was a pioneer and icon of …
Continue reading Scenes Spotlight: Michael Mann’s ‘The Insider’
With the recent opening of David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a film Sony hopes will be a big hit, so they could then make two more movies based on Stieg Larsson's novels. I started to think of films that failed to kick start a franchise for the studios. Of course this is …
Continue reading The Flix List: Five franchise hopefuls that fail to catch on
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