The Action Movie is defined by car chases, martial arts, gunfights, spectacular stunts, and lots of things blowing up. The Action Hero has to pull off all of this and look convincing doing it....
The Action Hero (Heroes Part 3)
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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! For Valentine’s Day I thought I’d look at Romantic movies. The American Film Institute helpfully provides a list of the best romantic movies called 100 years 100 Passions. ...
What are we doing here?
Answer; John Ford, John Ford, John Ford. Orson Welles made his signature movie Citizen Kane when he was 25. Legend has it that he watched John Ford’s Stagecoach 40 times before making Citizen Kane...
More Laughs Please
I’ve been thinking about Comedy a lot lately. Especially comedy movies since I purchase DVDs for the Adult Film Collection. I’ve been looking at a lot of lists of great comedy films and The...
MOVIES THAT MAKE US LAUGH
In stressful times, sometimes you just need a movie that makes you laugh. So here is an unscientific, ad hoc, random survey of movies, not a ‘best of’ list, or what critics think, or a movie...
Rob’s Under the Radar Movies
Everyone has their list of under-rated or unappreciated movies. Two of my favorites are Moby Dick (1956) and Rollerball (1975). The critics have always hated Moby Dick partially because of the...
Protecting Children Online
Please join Homeland Security Special Agent, Jeffrey Pryor, at Noon on Tuesday, August 23 in the RPL Community Room as he explains the dangers lurking in the cyberworld and how to protect those who...
Post Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Movies
Post Apocalypse, Mad Scientist, and Dystopias are all genres with heavy overtones of anxiety or criticism of the effects of science and technology on human society but no Genre in Science Fiction is...
Sci-Fi Movies the first 50 Years
SCIENCE FICTION CINEMA THE FIRST 50 YEARS Science Fiction Literature is a relatively new development. Brian W. Aldiss a major writer and critic of Science Fiction has argued convincingly that...