Tim Squyres and Crouching Tiger
Just before the U.S. release of the movie, in the winter of 2000, I talked with editor Tim Squyres about his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Squyres has partnered…
The River (1951)
First, let's just make it clear that I do love the Motion Picture Academy. Or I love what the Academy is supposedly supposed to aspire to. That, I love. I…
Archers Manifesto
Emeric Pressburger wrote a letter to persuade Deborah Kerr to appear in "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943). Thank God, he succeeded. In the letter he laid out…
Comic-Con 2005 – Ralph Bakshi / Fire and Ice (1983)
Almost famous I felt, seeing so many people I knew at last weekend's Comic-Con panels. I went straight from the sneak preview of Rob Zombie's "The Devil's Rejects", which stars…