I want to say right off that Britt Ekland‘s dance scene from The Wicker Man (the original!) is my favorite of all time. Even though, from what I’ve read, a Scottish woman acted as...
Random Acts of Dancing is an ongoing exploration of the weird, wild and obscure world of cinematic dance scenes. Back when I wrote those “Getting Emotional with Movies” articles, I wasn’t consciously aware of...
I recently polled various groups of people, including a movie-centric forum, a Facebook group of people who are fans of a local theater that screen cult favorite movies every other Saturday at midnight, my...
Okay, I’m aware that anyone can use Flickchart to filter their favorite documentaries. That’s Flickchart 101, Derek. But I decided to focus on documentaries this week because I made an organic list of my...
Sometimes I am introduced to movies in odd ways. I’ve already shared how the teaser poster to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is directly responsible for me becoming a Trekker, but this story...
As Mike McDermott once said, “I feel like Buckner walking back into Shea.” That’s exactly how I feel writing this article.
Winter’s Bone and Animal Kingdom. Both feature the dark consequences of crime and trust issues, and both are the breakout efforts of new talented directors (David Michôd and Debra Granik). But the question is which...
“What I have done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed… forever.” Well, it will certainly be remembered. In 1995, sophomore feature-film director David Fincher and fledgling screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker...
I was young and had no responsibilities when I discovered that the only way to see Tombstone in its original aspect ratio was on DVD, so I went out and bought a DVD player...
Among the directors who dominate the Flickchart global rankings, it’s probably safe to say that Martin Scorsese has one of the more diverse and consistent filmographies you’ll find. Since he started directing in the...
