The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972, Paul Newman)
Paul Newman must have had an interesting experience directing Man-in-the Moon Marigolds. His wife played the lead and their daughter played her daughter, the film’s protagonist. The mother’s awful...
View ArticleWhat About Bob? (1991, Frank Oz)
What About Bob? is a special movie. It’s absolute dreck. Coming from screenwriter Tom Schulman, I suppose its lack of quality shouldn’t have been a surprise, but I think I was operating under the...
View ArticleSpider-Man 2 (2004, Sam Raimi), the extended version
Ah, so the only other film Raimi directed Panavision was the unwatchable For Love of the Game. His Panavision composition here–with Bill Pope shooting it–is exquisite. Raimi and Pope correct, from the...
View ArticleSpider-Man 3 (2007, Sam Raimi)
After having two decent Danny Elfman scores similar to his two Batman scores, Raimi brought in composer Christopher Young, who does a terrible job, sure, but also mimics the (non-Elfman) score to...
View ArticleOther People’s Money (1991, Norman Jewison)
Despite all Danny DeVito’s vulgar innuendos–though there are a couple missed opportunities–Other People’s Money is a rather chaste film. Director Jewison’s model for it is a Hollywood classic, with...
View ArticleOther People’s Money (1991, Norman Jewison)
Despite all Danny DeVito’s vulgar innuendos–though there are a couple missed opportunities–Other People’s Money is a rather chaste film. Director Jewison’s model for it is a Hollywood classic, with...
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