From the DVD Shelf: Amistad (1997)
My revisitation of the last decade-and-a-half of the films of Steven Spielberg continues! I’ve already looked at Jurassic Park and The Lost World, which brings me now to 1997’s Amistad. In an attempt to recapture the magic of 1993 (in which he released two films in a sin
Re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird in Honor of its 50th Anniversary
This past summer marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. That’s pretty amazing. Although I’d read the book several times in my life, it had been well over a decade (probably closer to fifteen years) since the last time, s
News Around the Net
Quint over at AICN has posted an amazing, career-spanning interview with the extraordinarily talented Drew Struzan. Mr. Struzan has illustrated many of the most iconic movie posters of the last several decades — posters I’m sure you’d recognize for all of the India
From the DVD Shelf: The Lost World (1997)
Last week I began my look back at the last decade-and-a-half of Steven Spielberg films with Jurassic Park. Now my project to revisit all of the films that Mr. Spielberg has made since 1993 — films that, with the exception of Saving Private Ryan, I have only seen once — c
The Reduced Shakespeare Company Presents: The Complete World of Sports (Abridged)!
I was delighted to have had a chance, last week, to see the new Reduced Shakespeare Company play, The Complete World of Sports (Abridged) at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre. This run of performances was the East Coast premiere of this new show, and it was a blast! The Reduced Sh
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Alice in Wonderland (2010)
I once considered Tim Burton one of my very favorite directors, but recent years have changed that somewhat for me. I still think he’s an extraordinary talent who has given us some incredible films, but since 1999’s Sleepy Hollow, in my opinion Mr. Burton has directed tw
No Bloody A, B, C, or D
I am a big, big fan of the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars. I was checking out some on-line Ship of the Line images the other day and came across this magnificent creation by Doug Drexler, entitled “No Bloody A, B, C, or D.” (The title, of course, is taken from
From the DVD Shelf: Jurassic Park (1993)
1993 was a banner year for Steven Spielberg. That year saw the release of two films that he directed: Schindler’s List and Jurassic Park. Both were phenomenally good, though two more different films I can scarcely imagine. To my younger self, those dual accomplishments in
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews An Education (2009)
I saw a lot of movies in 2009, but one of the films that I missed was An Education. I’ve been meaning to remedy that for a while, ever since the film was released on DVD, and I finally had a chance to watch it earlier this month. It’s a great film, which I thoroughly [