Category Archives: Film

Clarice & Hannibal’s 30th anniversary (on film)

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It’s the 30th anniversary of The Silence of the Lambs (the film)…

30 Years of Silence | Esquire | MARCH 2021
The Silence of the Lambs changed HOW WE LOOK AT HORROR FILMS—but it almost wasn’t made. On its 30th anniversary, Chris Nashawaty tells the story of its near demise, and ultimate resurrection, on the way to becoming the greatest blockbuster of the ’90s.

Whedon & Johns

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Wow, Joss Whedon & Geoff Johns are real asshats. I’ve heard rumblings about Whedon for a while (on Buffy, Firefly, Avengers), but not about Johns, who started out as a comic book writer. (He’s still one today.)

At least the 4-hour Zac Snyder version of Justice League erases the foul taste of Whedon’s sugar pops version.

Ray Fisher Opens Up About ‘Justice League,’ Joss Whedon and Warners: “I Don’t Believe Some of These People Are Fit for Leadership”
Over the past year, the actor has assailed the filmmaker and studio in harsh-but-cryptic tweets for what he says was racist and inappropriate conduct: “I’m not so indebted to Hollywood that I haven’t been willing to put myself out there.”

Zac Snyder’s Proposed Five-Part Trilogy

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An interesting look of what might have been if Zak Snyder had been allowed to finish his “five-part trilogy”…
SPOILERS AHEAD – if you haven’t yet watched the 4-hour Zak Snyder’s Justice League, read no further!
Zack Snyder Explains That Enigmatic ‘Justice League’ Ending
The director on the conclusion to the #SnyderCut, which sets up two movies that may never be made.

And a nice Chianti

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If you are a fan of The Silence of the Lambs, this dual interview with Jodie Foster & Anthony Hopkins will thrill you. I had forgotten that it had swept the Oscars: Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, & Adapted Screenplay.

Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins on the Legacy of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Thirty years ago, a lionhearted FBI trainee went to a cannibalistic killer for advice. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins discuss how Clarice and Hannibal Lecter changed pop culture.

Zac Snyder’s Justice League

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Joss Whedon’s Justice League was a mess, enjoyable only if you ignored the jarring shifts in tone that were the result of Whedon taking over from original director Zac Snyder.
But in March on HBO-MAX, the 4-hour Zac Snyder cut of the film (including newly filmed scenes) will debut, and I’m excited. I’m not a huge DC guy, but Batman is my favorite superhero, and I love my future wife Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. I could do less with surfer dude Aquaman, but you take the good with the bad. At least we’ll get one more shot at seeing Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNj-WSR4-QU&fbclid=IwAR3IzDgNE8qH606ze81wtG4ymZVb3A5ZU4LM2NmB0pVTsyQ0mAEu_cJXM0k