For better or worse, TV has always been the black sheep of storytelling mediums. Not as prestigious as movies, nor as intellectual as books, nor as cultured as plays, for decades it has stood as something less—boob tube, couch potato…
“In prior weeks, I talked about movies that do genre so well they deserve to be on the list. Chinatown is a great example because it’s not only a movie that did noir so well but found new ways to do it…”
“Film history is such a big piece of this AFI list as we’re not only looking at movies that movie well but ones that taught all other movies how to movie. Back when filmmakers were still trying to figure out…”
“New York itself is a character” has become such a cliche, that it has lost the impact that it once had. You can also substitute any other city in that expression, and you’re probably going to get eyerolls in return.…
Being a TV snob can be tough. Maybe back in the day, when options were fewer and Hill Street Blues was the biggest piece of prestige TV that’s seen the light of homes, it was easier…
Almost six years ago I started this venture to write an article on every single movie in the AFI top 100 list. Whatever possessed me to do such foolishness, I knew in the back of my mind, if I could get past the halfway point, I could get through the full thing.…
There’s a wide variety of types of movies on this list and none are quite like this one. Oftentimes movies made in the 30’s and 40’s feel similar to movies made today; however this one.…
Many directors have become punchlines to jokes. Michael Bay, Dennis Duggan, and Greg Araki have all become known for making popular less than great movies.…
Before, I had explored the first element of creating a great pilot script. And now, we’re moving right along to an element every bit as important: having amazing characters…
