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Published: February 23, 2022 by Andrew Raker
As the lackluster box office performance of Steven Spielberg’s new “West Side Story” – released 60 years after the original […]
Published: February 16, 2022 by Andrew Raker
You might see the word “sitcom” (situation comedy) and think only of live-action fare — until you remember that animation […]
Published: February 8, 2022 by Andrew Raker
From 1934 to 1968, the majority of Hollywood films abided by the Hays Code, a system of self-censorship with scrupulous […]
Published: February 4, 2022 by Andrew Raker
Far less risk-averse than the standard Hollywood fare, history’s best foreign films offer a refreshing sense of artistic purity. To […]
Published: February 2, 2022 by Andrew Raker
The best TV shows, while entertaining, also function as historical references of their respective eras. Even examples such as “Mad […]
Published: January 29, 2022 by Andrew Raker
Like a sequel no one asked for, 2021 was basically as unpleasant as the year that preceded it. On the […]
Published: December 21, 2021 by Andrew Raker
You might see the words ‘one-hit wonder’ and picture a short-lived career, whereby an artist lands on the charts and […]
Published: December 15, 2021 by Andrew Raker
“I don’t know how many there are, like 77 Batmans. They think they should form their own union,” Michael Keaton […]
Published: December 11, 2021 by Andrew Raker
Published: December 7, 2021 by Andrew Raker
The two most common criticisms leveled against Hollywood are that everything is either a remake or adaptation and that studios […]
Published: November 15, 2021 by Andrew Raker
Few television genres have endured through the decades with the popularity of situation comedies — sitcoms for short. Picking up […]
Published: November 10, 2021 by Andrew Raker
A tradition unto itself, actor body transformations are also a relatively modern phenomenon. In fact, one might be hard-pressed to […]
Published: November 8, 2021 by Andrew Raker
What would movies be without music? As far back as the silent era, accompanying musicians (often organists) or small orchestras […]
Published: November 5, 2021 by Andrew Raker
Published: November 2, 2021 by Andrew Raker
The first televised sitcom (short for situational comedy) premiered in 1946 and went by the name of “Pinwright’s Progress.” Chronicling […]
Published: October 30, 2021 by Andrew Raker
Powered in equal parts by possibility and imagination, history’s best science fiction is both deeper and broader than first meets […]
Published: October 28, 2021 by Andrew Raker
Published: October 11, 2021 by Andrew Raker
Stuck at home with about 90 minutes (or less) to spare? There are a number of acclaimed films to help […]
Published: September 25, 2021 by Andrew Raker
The most effective films tend to forge an emotional connection between the viewer and the characters, making it all the […]
Published: September 24, 2021 by Andrew Raker
Since the dawn of Disney, animated films have been far more than just family fare. Take 1940s “Fantasia,” for example, […]
Every decade brings forth its own unique cinematic styles and the 1980s were no exception. In terms of comedy, the […]
Published: September 15, 2021 by Andrew Raker
If laughter is the best medicine, as they say, then seminal comedy movies are the proverbial panacea for these crazy […]
Updated: September 15, 2021 by Andrew Raker
Published: September 1, 2021 by Andrew Raker