On the face of it, weddings are simple events, a ritualized pledge of love between two people. But they can also be emotional battlegrounds for dysfunctional families, mating opportunities for the happily single, depressing slogs for the unhappily single or massive, apocalyptic bacchanals for those that way inclined. Simple logistic desicions are loaded with dramatic… Continue reading Till Death Do Us Part: Weddings in Movies
There’s a certain kind of country town that’s just inherently creepy. It’s the kind of place so cut off from the world that strange rules and beliefs can form and grow, safe from society’s critical gaze. In 1973’s The Wicker Man these small-town beliefs manifest in a climax so brutal and bizarre that its image… Continue reading Death & Rebirth in The Wicker Man
The late great film critic Roger Ebert called My Fair Lady “the best and most unlikely of musicals, during which I cannot decide if I’m happier when the characters are talking or when they are singing”. It’s a cinematic marvel, marrying a whip smart stage play with a joyous musical score, bolstered by pitch-perfect performances… Continue reading Restoring a Classic
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