About film. Things you should know (or think about).
From the book Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life (2018), legendary actor Michael Caine shares a few tricks of his trade. For Part 1, click here. Acting is reacting When I’m learning my lines, I put…
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Caine retiring? Recently a bit of news appeared that made me sad: Michael Caine, one of the best actors ever, was retiring. Of course, he has the right the withdraw from his profession and take it easy. Still, when I…
Continue reading More About Film Acting from Master Michael Caine (Part 1)
Reflections on the acting trade by a very popular actor Who is B.C.? For most, it means Before Christ, for the rest it means Bruce Campbell. Campbell is a film actor, basically a huge figure in the B-Movie world. His…
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Los Angeles, October 1971. A small film, made for television, is being shot near LA under the direction of a young and unknown director. The movie tells the story of “a man, a truck and an open road”. It has…
Continue reading DUEL’s 50th Anniversary: Let’s Celebrate the Most Unknown Classic
We’ve been asked by fans to keep the campaign open, as they will be able to help in a later date. We decided to do so.SO, YOU STILL CAN HELP!Please, donate at thedevilonwheelsmovie.com, IN EXCHANGE WE OFFER YOU YOUR NAME…
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This is an 8’29” video essay about the way colour is used to tell the story in Joker. More about JOKER’s look? Click here and you’ll get the Joker’s cinematographer himself, Lawrence Sher, telling you about his career and the…
A few weeks before this post has been written, on July 5th, 2021, Richard “Dick” Donner passed away. He had been the director behind very popular titles like The Omen (1976), Superman (1978), Ladyhawke (1985), the Lethal Weapon series (1987,…
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Prepare Yourself For A Perfectly Outrageous Motion Picture. Paddy Chayefsky. It’s highly probable that you are not familiar with the name. But let me tell you, he was quite a filmmaker. A hell of a writer. During the 50s, 60s, and…
Bob McCabe wrote the book The Pythons’ Autobiography By The Pythons about the behind-the-curtains side of Monty Python‘s artistic life. Here we told about the making of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Now it’s the turn of Monty Python’s…
Continue reading Monty Python on Monty Python, Part II: LIFE OF BRIAN
Bob McCabe wrote the book The Pythons’ Autobiography By The Pythons unveiling the behind-the-scenes of Monty Python’s artistic life. This post and the next will specifically deal with their 2 most successful movies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and…
Continue reading Monty Python on Monty Python, Part I: THE HOLY GRAIL
