By Vincent Abbatecola Over the last several decades, Clint Eastwood has proven himself to be one of the hardest-working individuals in cinema. Between directing and acting, he’s made a career for himself that has helped him become a legend. As he’s grown older, it seems like his work ethic has reached new heights because we […]
By Vincent Abbatecola With the countless centuries of global history, we have a yearning to learn all of the details of every major occurrence that has taken place. While cinema isn’t the best way for us to be given insight into factual events because of the possibility of inaccuracies, movies can nevertheless do well in […]
By Vincent Abbatecola Peter Farrelly is a writer-director who has made a name for himself making comedies with his brother, Bobby, throughout the ‘90s and early 2000s, with two of their most notable films being 1994’s “Dumb and Dumber” and 1998s “There’s Something About Mary.” With credits like these, you wouldn’t expect either of the […]
By Vincent Abbatecola A good filmmaker takes a movie in a certain genre and delivers what’s expected for that type of film. A great filmmaker takes a movie from a genre and gives audiences an experience outside of the conventions that we’ve come to know within that genre, thriving on the desire to challenge viewers […]
Three years ago, Joel Edgerton became another actor to step behind the camera and made an impressive filmmaking debut with the psychological thriller, “The Gift,” in which he starred and also wrote. After he exemplified his exciting new talents as a director, I was eager to see what kind of story he would bring to […]
By Vincent Abbatecola In 1978, director John Carpenter scared moviegoers with his terrifying slasher film, “Halloween,” which told the story of babysitter Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis, in her breakout role) who’s stalked by escaped mental patient Michael Myers (Nick Castle). With Curtis’ performance, chilling imagery, and an iconic score (also by Carpenter), “Halloween” took […]