He’s Clint Eastwood! He’s a Study in Duality!
by Jason Koenigsberg Years ago in college my friend Joe and I were discussing Clint Eastwood and his filmography. The friendly discussion soon turned into a debate because Joe was […]
Sony’s Cowardly Decision to Cancel ‘The Interview’ will be Costly for the United States
by Jason Koenigsberg Sony deciding to cancel the national release of The Interview sets a dangerous precedent. A precedent that transcends art, movies and the Hollywood Studio industry, it sets […]
Top 5 Unconventional Christmas Classics
by Jason Koenigsberg Tis the season to curl up on the couch, sit by the fireplace, drink some hot chocolate or delicious egg nog and watch the usual Holiday movies […]
The Best New York City Movies of All Time
by Jason Koenigsberg New York City is near and dear to my heart. It is close to where I grew up and is one of my favorite places to be. […]
Rest in Peace Mike Nichols
Legendary Film and Theater Director of The Graduate Passed Away by Jason Koenigsberg Mike Nichols, who directed some of the best films of the past 50 years passed away at age 83. He had […]
Top 10 New Halloween Horror Classics from 2000-2014
by Jason Koenigsberg I love October. It’s the month of Halloween and I have not dressed up in years nor have I gone trick or treating in well over a […]
Pan and Slam Salutes George Clooney
by Jason Koenigsberg Recently the Hollywood Foreign Press announced that they were going to honor George Clooney with the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 Golden Globes. […]
Comedy and Tragedy Cross Paths with the Untimely Death of Robin Williams
Robin Williams 1951-2014 by Jason Koenigsberg Comedy legend and Hollywood icon Robin Williams was found dead today in his home from an apparent suicide. Once again a great comedic […]
The 10 Best Cameos of All Time
by Jason Koenigsberg Cameos have become so commonplace in our movies and entertainment today it is not much of a surprise when we see a famous person make a small, uncredited appearance in a major motion picture or TV show. In fact recently the cameo craze has gotten so out of control we almost expect to see a lot of […]
Teased by Trailers: More Great Trailers for Terrible Movies
by Patrick Allocca Abandon all hope for a spoiler-free article, ye who enter here. A great trailer can really get an audience pumped to shell out twelve bucks to sit in a darkened room for more than two hours. That’s precisely what the previews for the four films mentioned below did (or at least they worked on me and my […]
5 Great Trailers for Terrible Movies
by Jason Koenigsberg Trailers are meant to make movies look great. They are designed to sell the picture and make audience say “Wow! I can’t wait to purchase a ticket […]
Goodnight Sweet Prince of Darkness
Gordon Willis’ Dark Cinematography will Burn Bright for Decades to Come by: Jason Koenigsberg Gordon Willis (1931-2014) was one of the most distinctive directors of cinematography in the history of […]
H. R. Giger will Live on in Our Nightmares
by Jason Koenigsberg H.R. Giger has passed away. You may not be familiar with his name but if you have ever seen a film from the Alien franchise you are familiar with […]
If you Need an Actor to Scream in Pain… Paul Dano is Your Man!
by Jason Koenigsberg A friend of mine recently watched Prisoners, one of my favorite films of 2013, and he made an interesting comment to me. He said that once again Paul Dano […]
Mark Wahlberg: Evolution of a Star
by Jason Koenigsberg Last night the MTV Movie awards gave their “Generation” Award to Mark Wahlberg. That is the equivalent of the Oscar’s “Lifetime Achievement” award. Wahlberg is more than […]
The 10 Best Screenplays of All Time
The most influential scripts ever put on film in my humble opinion. These are films where everything worked out perfectly in the right place with great acting, directing, editing and everything else. Yet all of these films have some of the most influential dialogue and narrative structures ever put on celluloid. It was hard to narrow down the best scripts […]
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