As part of my effort to post favorite quotes and related movie clips where available… Maybe the best movie of all time. Maybe the best fencing and fight scene of all time. So many quotes in the one scene. The Princess’ Bride Unless the enemy has a studied his a grippa, which I have. I’ve […]
I love this quote from Superman: The Movie. I have to post a longer quote here but it starts at 16 seconds in. Superman the Movie You are here for a reason (apparently, unless there is a reboot… it is not to score touchdowns….The quote starts 16 seconds)
I first saw a poster about this guy very soon after I began studying film in Junior College. With 20/20 hindsight, I can tell you without having taken his class or bought his course on video yet, it would have been much more effective for me to go to his seminar and start taking any […]
I worked on one here in Austin in about 2007 which now in May 2014 has been completed, I’m in the credits and the listed me on the IMDB although I can’t get some of my other stuff into IMDB (that will change): Starship Exeter (that I worked on) http://www.starshipexeter.com/ Star Trek Continues (with […]
Again, pasted form my old site. Here are my theories on movies and what makes a good one. Here are my rough, off the top of my head (from 2007 or earlier) criteria for a good movie (this is the “grain of salt” you should take my recommendations with): Technically well done -No Boom Shadows […]
From my old website, this was never updated but I may update now that I’m moving to this new site design. These are the Best Movies Ever. At least as I originally composed this list several years ago. Harry [Knowles] had another, more considered opinion than I do, but I can’t find it on his […]
Good movies I liked and why: Movie Title Why The Princess’ Bride Love, True Love… Batman Begins Serious treatment of The Dark Knight The Dark Knight The Dark Knight! I didn’t like some of the liberties but the atmosphere was very well done Star Wars (episode IV) Groundbreaking technical work and positive story Forest Gump […]
Watch Metropolis, the height of Silent Film. Watch Singing In the Rain, notice the transition to “talkies;” Watch Batman (1989) and see how it borrowed from Metropolis; Watch these 3 to see how technology makes anything possible: Forest Gump The Matrix Jurassic Park James Cameron has an Ace. See 3D go Big Time in Avatar […]