Sunday, July 29th is the 150th episode of Maverick at the Movies. Since the show started, in May 2004, I have reviewed 382 films and…
Sounds of Cinema
Over the past few months Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and Britney Spears have provided enough scandal to give the Bush administration a run for its…
On last Sunday’s episode, I finally talked about the American Film Institute’s new 100 Years, 100 Films list (see the entire list here). Here is…
Last Wednesday, the American Film Institute announced its new list of the 100 Greatest films of all time in their 100 Years Series. Here is…
This MSNBC article focusing on the three child stars of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix contains this gem from actor Rupert Grint,…
My DVD pick on the June 17th edition of Maverick at the Movies is The Last King of Scotland, a dramatized portrayal of Ugandan dictator…
I found this vintage clip on YouTube between film critics John Simon, Roger Ebert, and Gene Siskel debating the merits of Star Wars: Episode VI…
For this Memorial Day, Maverick at the Movies will feature a condensed version of the 2-disc soundtrack to Apocalypse Now released by Electra Records. This…
The New York Times has an interesting op-ed piece by Manohla Dargis defending Hollywood’s summer blockbusters. An excerpt: Blockbuster is really just descriptive, but it…
Perhaps the digital revolution was not all it was cracked up to be? This article in Variety about the problems facing the storage of digital…