'film' Category Archive

Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Great visualization of Wal Mart’s growth:
Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America.

Wow…

Good Night, and Good Luck

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Dir. George Clooney (2005) - trailer, IMDB

Edward R. Murrow takes on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy in this historical vignette. Beautifully photographed in black and white and making liberal use of archival material (McCarthy plays himself), “Good Night, and Good Luck” is less a full-fledged dramatic film than a snapshot of a historical moment when some [...]

October Movie Roundup

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

So it wasn’t until I made that last post about Sunset Blvd. that I realized I’d never posted anything about movies, which is bizarre considering I’m kind of a Movie Geek. I like movies. All kinds of movies. I go to the movies at least once a week—often with a free pass from one [...]

Sunset Blvd.

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Directed by Billy Wilder (1950)
Sometimes I watch an old “classic” film, especially an old Hollywood studio picture, out of sense of obligation. I know it’s supposed to be great, wonderful, etc., but there are just so many new things to see. (I often have the same feeling with books.) So it was with a [...]