Tag: a classic revisited
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Cat People: Dated, yet Ahead of It’s Time
SCAD Radio’s In-House Classic Movie Aficionado, Ellen Gillespie, is back at it again with a review of Val Lewton’s 1940 Cat People. Imagine being approached to make a film, and only having the title as your jumping off point. Sound a bit crazy? Well back in the 1940’s, Val Lewton was approached by RKO Motion Pictures to produce…
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A Map Map Map Map to “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World”
It says a lot about a movie when it can have as many problems as It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World does and still be wildly entertaining. The characters are underdeveloped, the motivations are unclear and only kind of believable, but it’s downright hilarious. It is the superior predecessor to This is the End…
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Bat Out of Hell is the Most Fun You’ll Have Listening to an Album
I have to admit, the hope was to write an unbiased introduction to Bat Out of Hell, but I quickly learned that I cannot be unbiased when it comes to Meat Loaf. I’ve loved Meat Loaf for a long time, and when I realized that most people I’ve talked to are indifferent, I couldn’t believe…
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A Classic, Revisited: Phantom of the Paradise
My three favorite directors are Michael Mann, Wes Anderson, and Brian De Palma. Of course, there are other directors whose work I constantly go back to: David Lean, Edgar White, and Alfred Hitchcock, just to name a few. But it is the work of the former three that has always caught my eye — and…
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10 Underappreciated Beatles Songs
I love The Beatles. If you know my musical taste, you’re well aware of this fact. My history with the group is hardly unique. I’ve listened to them from a very young age. In fact, I was basically raised on “1”, a collection of their greatest hits. When I reached high school, I received Rubber…
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A Classic, Revisited: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
As a cinephile, it can be easy to idolize the filmmakers and actors of our favorite films. The dazzling shots, the funny one liners, and stunning styles make us fall in love and want to get to know the auteurs of our time. Yet, we must remind ourselves that what we see on the screen,…
