I was a teenager when Full House made its debut on ABC back in 1987. Although I wasn’t what you’d you call a dedicated viewer, for awhile there, the show was nearly impossible to avoid, so I knew all about…
Loosely based on the Truman Capote novella of the same name, 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s remains one of Audrey Hepburn’s portrayal of Holly Golightly remains one of the most iconic characters in movie history. Though Audrey always said that Breakfast…
The first time I saw Fred Astaire glide across the screen with Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936), I was mesmerized. They seemed to move so effortlessly, almost as if they were walking on air. Fred led Ginger in the…
Created and produced by Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven),The Secret Life of An American Teenager was proposed to the Fox network nearly a decade ago. Fox eventually passed on the show, as did Lifetime. Not wanting to give up on the…
Death Race is a remake of the 1975 cult classic, Death Race 2000. While the film will never show up on any lists of the best films ever made, it had an interesting take on what would take place in…
Mumblecore is an independent film movement generally believed to have its roots in the early 2000’s. It is primarily characterized by ultra-low budget production (often employing digital video cameras), focus on personal relationships between twenty-somethings, improvised scripts, and non-professional actors….
Since Nip/Tuck debuted on FX back in 2003, the series has steadfastly remained one of my guilty pleasures. From the start, I found the show addictive–creator Ryan Murphy constantly pushed the boundaries of cable television, with plentiful amounts of sex,…
I found myself completely taken with Horton Hears a Who! based on the 1954 classic by Dr. Seuss of the same name. At its core, the story is about recognizing the value of a person, despite their size, as Horton,…
Few would question Alan Ball’s talent. He wrote the Oscar winning screenplay for American Beauty (2000), and created and produced the popular television series’ Six Feet Under and True Blood for HBO. Ball made his directorial debut with one of…
In an effort to make a year-long documentary about high school seniors, director Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes, The Kid Stays in the Picture) reviewed more than 100 different schools in the pre-production process, and ten schools replied, agreeing to…