Great Expectations
You just know when a movie is going to be good, right? You see that “coming soon” poster or watch the previews and you get that tingling sensation that says, “I have to see this movie!” What if you don’t? …
Author: kimblack
Andy Griffith, 1926-2012
Some of my earliest TV memories are of watching The Andy Griffith Show. The familiar whistle rang in every episode with a wholesome familiarity that reassured. I was going to see a story about a family and community that loved …
I Have a Dream
I love watching movie credits. I know I’m weird. But I’m not alone. I’m not the only one still sitting in the dark theatre while nearly everyone else hops up and files out. There are a few of you out …
Nora Ephron, 1941-2012
Hollywood, all of us really, lost a treasure this week as Nora Ephron passed away at the age of 71. She was best known as an essayist, journalist, novelist and screenwriter. She wrote such screenplays as Silkwood (1983), When Harry …
Don’t Tell Me What to Feel!
Have you ever watched a movie and noticed weird things, like odd camera angles or sharp zooms or choppy cuts? How about noises that seem unrealistically loud? Maybe it’s a match being lit, but it’s loud enough to wake the …