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Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack died yesterday. I'm looking for a good video tribute and will post one here if I can track one down, but in the meantime I thought it might be interesting to look at his all-time Top Ten list, which was published in 2002 (in no specific order): Casablanca Citizen Kane The Conformist...

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 05-27-2008
Across the Universe

Check this one out, I thought it was oddly entertaining. It's kooky as hell, but it kinda sucked me in. I especially enjoyed the Bono and Joe Cocker cameos. It's way over the top, but it's also really original. The way they tell most of the story with the music, with very little dialog, was...

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 04-07-2008
Old Sword & Sandals Flick Getting a New Image on DVD

1964's The Fall of the Roman Empire is set at the end of the reign of Emporer Marcus Aurelius and the rise of his son Commodus. Although it was poorly received at the time, it's maintained a lot of interest over the years and it does maintain a 100% rating at Rotten Tomatoes (though in fairness...

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 03-02-2008
Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider died Sunday. He was a great actor. Jaws wasn't my favorite film with him, actually. The main roles I remember him for are (envelope please?): 1) Gene Hackman's sidekick in The French Connection -- a sadly overlooked classic these days (which still has one of the best chase scenes...

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 02-11-2008
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

I put this one off for ages because from the previews I thought it was "Chocolat 2.0" -- a boring "chick flick" for sure. Holy cow was THAT wrong. In fact it almost defies description, but the closest I can come is "American Psycho" meets "The Princess Bride" ...

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 11-04-2007
The Wilhelm Scream

I haven't done a new scene deconstruction in a while (I'm working on a couple but haven't had much time), so here's something movie-related to tide us over. It's a little video tribute to the infamous "Wilhelm scream", used in virtually every action flick.

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 10-15-2007
Scene Deconstruction #2 -- Jaws

In this second installment of my new series on favorite movie scenes (the first one may be found here ), we take a look at the movie Jaws, by Steven Spielberg. Jaws was the first of the great modern summer blockbusters, almost single-handedly reinventing the movie industry (Jaws was the first film to...

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 08-10-2007
Scene Deconstruction #1 -- Casablanca

Not much introduction is needed here, of course. This is not only the most famous scene in Casablanca , it's also one of the most iconic moments in film. The Marseillaise , of course, is the French national anthem, but I'll spare the reader any further explanation and assume they know the basic...

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 08-06-2007
Heroes' Sylar to Play Spock

What an interesting casting choice! Jeremy Quinto, who played Sylar on Heroes, has been tapped to play the young Spock in the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek movie, which focuses on the earliest adventures of Kirk and Spock. The article I've linked below also lists Cate Blanchett and Shia LeBeouf as...

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 07-27-2007
A Fair(y) Use Tale

This is an awesome video made by a professor at Bucknell University that uses Disney clips to explain copyright law (demonstrating fair use in the process!). Very funny, too.

Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 05-21-2007

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