A Master of Physical Comedy. Comedy always helps in times of distress. This being the case, why not revisit (or visit for the first time) a genius of the trade? Buster Keaton was one of the very top masters of…
Farewell, Max
A post to bid goodbye to a guy who has shown us what acting can do. Extensively. Max Von Sydow is one of the actors whose work has made a bigger impression on me. Not only his very renowned Bergman…
The 11 Best “One-Shot” Fight Scenes in TV and Movies
There’s a website in Spanish named Espinof.com. I follow it, it’s good. This is an entry of them with the 11 Best “One-Shot” Fight Scenes in TV and Movies. It’s super. In case you don’t understand Spanish, I have placed…
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Three Giants of Cinematography
Nestor Almendros, John Alcott, and Roger Deakins. Of this great triad of Gods of Cinematography, only Deakins is still with us, working at full throttle. Nestor Almendros Spanish by birth (Catalan to be exact), Cuban by adoption, French by most…
The Essential STAR WARS in 5 1/2 Books
The Star Wars canon is inhabited by zillions of books. This is a selection of a few books which, in my opinion, comprehend very well the soul of the main Star Wars films. This is not about those fiction books…
Absolute Magic: The Amazing Wizardry of Cutting-Edge VFX
How the new visual effects changed the whole game. The level that visual special have reached in movies is memorable. Below, a short video (over 5 mins) about how Avengers: Endgame was achieved. Here below, the latest on visual effects:…
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The Martians are Coming!
Orson Welles (1915-1985) started as a wunderkind, a very young actor and a revolutionary director in theatre and radio. Later on, he would move onto movies. This took place in 1941 with Citizen Kane, for many it may be the best…
How Stanley Kubrick’s EYES WIDE SHUT Was Written
Frederic Raphael: There’s a lot of talk. You want a lot of talk? Stanley Kubrick: I can’t say what I want. I want to do Arthur’s story (Schnitzler’s “Traumnovelle”), but in New York, now. That’s all I can tell you.…
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Best “Making Of” Books Ever: EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS
How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock ‘n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood. This must be THE book about American movies from the 60s to the 80s. We are not technically dealing with a “Making Of” book here, but this marvellous piece of work tells…
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King Vs Kubrick: From The Shining to Doctor Sleep
The tension that raised between the master of horror Stephen King and the master of film Stanley Kubrick about the movie The Shining is a well-known story. Let me summarise here the basic tale. This story starts at the end…
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