Looking ahead at the coming years of the Cinematic Century project I’m both pleased and stressed out to see that I have some incredibly difficult decisions in my future. Yeah, there’ll be a couple of years with really clear-cut winners, but it seems like I’m entering a […]
The history of film is a fascinating thing. This project has really given me an appreciation for the odd ebb and flow of film, and the strange fact that some years seem absolutely overflowing with amazing stories, while others are a little dire. The last few weeks […]
Well folks, it’s time for another installment of Cinematic Century, and another brutal grudge match between two of my favorite directors of all time. It’s absolutely mind-blowing that both 1959 and 1960 would feature films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wilder, let alone having those four […]
Folks, when I first set out on this ridiculous journey to chronicle my favorite films of the last hundred years, there were certain trends that shocked me. And, the thing that perhaps shocked me the most was the fact that the late fifties were absolutely fantastic. I […]
Earlier in this project I discussed a film that often gets saddled with the occasionally problematic title of “greatest film of all time.” Citizen Kane has been the go to pick for this title for decades, getting everything that comes along with that title, both good and bad. […]
Over the course of this project I’m going to have to make some tough decisions. Occasionally we’re going to have years that were absolutely firing on all cylinders, giving us a staggering amount of films that I could easily consider my favorite films. Usually I have a […]
Our tour through the surprising darkness lurking under 1950’s Hollywood’s idealized surface continues this week folks. I often see this decade somewhat written off as a collection of Hollywood’s laziest and most homogenized products, which may be true, but little glimmers of brilliance can be found if […]
