Pinboard (grahams) https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/public/ recent bookmarks from grahams 88 MPH TIME MACHINE 2026-04-05T18:13:23+00:00 https://www.88mphtimemachine.com/ grahams bttf movies film massachusetts museums https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:ab9c840d3257/ Review – Melania | NorthShoreMovies.net 2026-02-03T03:57:34+00:00 https://northshoremovies.wpcomstaging.com/2026/01/31/review-melania/ grahams film movies trump callous terrible reviews https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:af4fc0c569b1/ The Hit Hollywood Didn’t Want 2025-12-16T21:38:24+00:00 https://prospect.org/2025/12/11/sinners-hit-hollywood-didnt-want/ grahams"It was clear from the end of that first weekend in April, when Sinners premiered to a robust $63.5 million worldwide, that Warner Bros. had something huge on its hands. Clear to everybody, that is, but the box office pundits reporting on its rapidly climbing tallies. “It’s a great result for an original, R-rated horror film that takes place in the 1930s,” began Variety’s equivocating write-up, before sinking the stake in: “[Y]et the Warner Bros. release has an eye-popping $90 million price tag before global marketing expenses, so profitability remains a ways away.” The article’s pessimistic dismissiveness drew baffled ire from all over. Even Ben Stiller publicly rolled his eyes."]]> hollywood film movies racism emptysuits capitalism vcs https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:22025a6f5270/ Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer 2025-12-16T18:10:03+00:00 https://theonion.com/grandchildren-politely-decline-david-cronenbergs-bedtime-story-offer/ grahamsTORONTO—Assuring the 82-year-old filmmaker they could fall asleep perfectly fine without one, David Cronenberg’s grandchildren politely declined their grandfather’s offer to tell them a bedtime story, sources confirmed Monday. “Oh, that’s okay, Pop-Pop—we’re so sleepy already,” said 7-year-old Liam Cronenberg, who forced a yawn and rubbed his eyes as his 4-year-old brother, Mason Cronenberg, nodded vigorously in agreement from the adjacent twin-sized bed. “Yes, of course we want to find out what happened to Rapunzel after she had a panic attack in the bathtub and her hair started falling out in bloody clumps. Just not tonight. Well, okay. One story, if you really want. But just read from the book. You don’t have to add any of your own stuff.” At press time, the Cronenberg grandchildren were feigning sleep to no avail as their grandfather told the tale of “Goldilocks And The Three Centipedes.”]]> theonion funny cronenberg movies film https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:934fe6658037/ He wanted to make a patriotic movie. He was prosecuted for it — and then disappeared. 2025-09-11T19:13:45+00:00 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/magazine/goldstein-espionage-film-case/?s_campaign=sharetool_copypaste_view grahams history film movies government censorship tyranny antisemitism us usa https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:b7db250e5d82/ The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith" 2025-04-24T18:49:06+00:00 https://fxrant.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-movie-mistake-mystery-from-revenge.html grahams"Movies are handmade, and just like any other art form, sometimes the seams that hold movies together become visible to the audience. For movie fans, these moments are very exciting. Catching a glimpse behind the scenes is an exhilarating experience. My favorite kind of “movie mistake” is the kind that is hiding in plain sight... but the casual viewer missed it upon first viewing. Or perhaps even the second viewing, or even the third. " "I’m particularly obsessed with moments that reveal the craft and artistry of the magic trick of a shot that slightly shatters the illusion of cinema. These revealing moments have been in movies since the dawn of cinema, and are everywhere (if you know exactly where to look)."]]> bugs starwars history movies cg film https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:2a3f63584515/ Starring the Computer 2024-06-06T19:40:37+00:00 https://starringthecomputer.com/ grahams"Starring the Computer is a website dedicated to the use of computers in film and television. Each appearance is catalogued and rated on its importance (ie. how important it is to the plot), realism (how close its appearance and capabilities are to the real thing) and visibility (how good a look does one get of it). Fictional computers don't count (unless they are built out of bits of real computer), so no HAL9000 - sorry."]]> computers film archive movies tv television https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:406b8fc45ef5/ Hit Man 2024-06-03T23:55:42+00:00 https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/hit-man-2/ grahams"Gary Johnson is the most sought-after professional killer in Houston. In the past decade, he's been hired to kill more than sixty people. But if you pay him to rub out a cheating spouse or an abusive boss, you'd better watch your own back: He works for the cops."]]> crime film movies interviews cops https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:5ef56103917c/ FirstShowing.net 2024-05-26T16:11:54+00:00 https://www.firstshowing.net/ grahams"Official theatrical release schedule for all upcoming films in the year 2024. We tediously check and update this list to make sure the dates are 100% accurate. We also list both wide and limited release dates to the best of our abilities."]]> film movies lists news resource snfc https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:03d11dbde9a8/ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Have a Plan to Soundtrack Everything 2024-04-04T22:25:42+00:00 https://www.gq.com/story/trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-creativity-awards-profile grahams"Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—best friends and Nine Inch Nails bandmates—found unlikely creative fulfillment (and a couple of Oscars) by reassessing what they had to offer as musicians. Now they’re thinking even bigger, and imagining an artistic empire of their own making."]]> music history nin nineinchnails reznor film movies television profiles interviews https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:e66e2544a92b/ How David Dastmalchian and Trent Reznor Tamed Their Demons 2024-04-03T01:19:22+00:00 https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/how-david-dastmalchian-and-trent-reznor-tamed-their-demons grahams film movies music reznor nineinchnails nin interviews https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:2f547a10f424/ Wim Wenders' 'Perfect Days' finds beauty in the routine 2024-02-21T15:53:03+00:00 https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/02/21/wim-wenders-perfect-days-film-review grahams film movies reviews wimwenders https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:2c78ef5a676f/ Smoother sailing: Studying audio imperfections in Steamboat Willie 2024-01-28T04:17:54+00:00 https://www.windytan.com/2024/01/smoother-sailing-steamboat-willie-flutter.html grahams film movies history soundtrack disney digital flutter restoration https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:8e4d0623917a/ I Found David Lynch’s Lost 'Dune II' Script 2024-01-11T00:52:26+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/david-lynch-dune-sequel-script-unearthed/ grahamsIt was only about halfway done, but the script David Lynch wrote for the sequel to his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel, Dune, was still better than Dune Messiah.]]> davidlynch lynch film movies books dune https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:02deb2a7334e/ Sympathy for Todd and Margo 2023-12-31T17:44:58+00:00 https://www.salon.com/2016/11/26/sympathy-for-todd-and-margo-clark-griswolds-childless-yuppie-scum-neighbors-are-holiday-heroes/ grahamsClark Griswold's childless yuppie scum neighbors are holiday heroes]]> christmas movies film griswold yuppies humor family https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:63767902b0e6/ They Want You To Forget What A Film Looks Like - Aftermath 2023-12-25T14:55:30+00:00 https://aftermath.site/true-lies-4k-uhd-blu-ray-james-cameron-peter-jackson-park-road-post grahamsThe recent transfer of True Lies shows that some people need their deep learning algorithms taken away from them.]]> film movies dvd bluray ai upscaling https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:3ee173ba16af/ Star Wars Undertakes Universe-Shaking Changes After ‘Ahsoka’ 2023-11-22T06:24:41+00:00 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/11/star-wars-ahsoka-dave-filoni grahams"Creator Dave Filoni, Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo reveal how their show altered the galactic landscape."]]> starwars ahsoka filoni lucasfilm lucas film tv movies https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:60d56a4faccd/ Secret History of Alan Alda's M*A*S*H Dog Tags 2023-11-16T02:01:14+00:00 https://theankler.com/p/secret-history-of-alan-aldas-mash grahams"At auction, it was revealed they were from WWII vets: a Black man from the South and a Jew from Brooklyn. I found their families"]]> film history people television tv ww2 war https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:55e677797ea3/ Errol Morris Did Not Like This Q&A About His le Carré Film 2023-10-10T14:25:14+00:00 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/08/magazine/errol-morris-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=puLqwemzxOjP6js0OyrxDdCvSdxqFpePtogG_ndK88lVCG7dQQoZxYnja9knNggzScAhPv_I6Kk0LnVNNp4NGQlDVKdG1R8obyLPGeafYz6--3jJjDoyzicQ9UWppZgAvrEwy8rfAvLizTMy44JuwbcQ3qLsmnzAOmlabLnAnSjk0tVj-SNO_sS8ivJ6YqwTrvdsaMH9Q8nIUnkucLk1sE2ZQ6CEN2xxuRUsP_ZzAqI-MLvicdiT1yBfQE3zNq4T6y5ygziyS7GoxYBQFZsvUxKq-i0hCbo1bTrCQ-uVugFiJv6FUeU37ifvnH5Tfx6Z776VqqJkohXIxw7ht5Sm2IS-ujNd-y0Ytmt0UncSAQ&smid=url-share grahams film interviews movies documentaries errolmorris morris https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:b6eedbcc2820/ Walken in LA: Hot Dogs 2023-09-06T01:40:07+00:00 https://gist.github.com/gruber/1063574 grahams"Do you enjoy eating hot dogs? I hope you won't be put off by my frankness when I tell you that I absolutely love them. In fact, I enjoy no food item more than a freshly-boiled hot dog. Now, I've done a lot of movies, and it's true that I've worked with quite a few celebrities who did not share this opinion. I'm sorry to say that these people have always angered me.]]> walken theonion writing movies film https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:10e865605b28/ Michael Mann Fulfills a 30-Year Journey Directing the Operatic, Thrilling ‘Ferrari’ — And Teases ‘Heat 2’ 2023-08-24T19:33:09+00:00 https://variety.com/2023/film/features/michael-mann-ferrari-interview-venice-festival-heat-2-1235701561/ grahams"Director Michael Mann digs into his 30-year journey to helming "Ferrari"— and why he "won't be incomplete" if he doesn't direct a "Heat" sequel."]]> film movies directors interviews cars heat sequels https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:b9a6740a98b8/ Announcing Callsheet 2023-08-07T16:08:22+00:00 https://www.caseyliss.com/2023/8/7/callsheet grahams"Callsheet, in short, allows you to look up movies, TV shows, cast, and crew. You can think of it as similar to the IMDB app but… with respect for its users. Which, actually, makes it not like IMDB at all."]]> movies tv television film apps ios callsheet imdb themoviedb tmdb https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:f595f10903df/ Preserving the Sunset Editorial Sound Effects Library from the USC Archive 2023-04-09T14:00:09+00:00 https://blog.freesound.org/?p=1515 grahams"The “SSE” sound effects come from the Sunset Editorial collection which was donated to USC Cinema in 1990. Sunset Editorial had a low-key history in Hollywood. Not a lot is known about them. This is because their credits in films were usually just “Sound Effects — Sunset Editorial”. The company was active from about 1964 to 1987. They mainly did episodic television shows like “Bewitched”, “I Dream of Jeanie”, “The Partridge Family”, and “The Waltons.”  They have 569 credits on IMDB! A lot of the 1960s editing was done by Fred Brown. They were owned in the ’70s/’80s by sound editor Gene Corso."]]> sound soundeffects audio movies film wilhelm https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:a54aca552d72/ ‘House Of The Dragon’ Intimacy Coordinator Miriam Lucia On The Show’s Most Challenging Moments, Dealing With Suspicion On Sets & Sean Bean’s Comments About Sex Scenes 2022-09-19T17:01:15+00:00 https://deadline.com/2022/09/house-dragon-hbo-game-thrones-matt-smith-intimacy-coordinator-most-challenging-scene-1235121613/ grahams film tv movies sex metoo https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:7e4f5949027b/ Trent Reznor On TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN PART 8, Five Years Later 2022-06-27T20:40:46+00:00 https://www.fangoria.com/original/trent-reznor-on-twin-peaks-the-return-part-8-five-years-later/ grahams"In which the frontman of The Nine Inch Nails helps us celebrate one of the most iconic episodes of TV ever aired."]]> music film movies tv davidlynch nin nineinchnails reznor https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:15be6c27b627/ Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman on the "genre Cuisinart" of his career 2022-04-07T17:54:42+00:00 https://www.avclub.com/troma-lloyd-kaufman-career-interview-toxic-avenger-shak-1848744048 grahams"The delightful schlock peddler and showman goes deep on "devil-worshipping conglomerates," more than 50 years of cult classic—and those reviews in The A.V. Club"]]> film movies troma lloydkaufman interviews history https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:5df7cc27a708/ Nicolas Cage Can Explain It All 2022-03-23T02:23:43+00:00 https://www.gq.com/story/nicolas-cage-april-cover-profile grahams"He is one of our great actors. Also one of our most inscrutable, most eccentric, and most misunderstood. But as Cage makes his case here, every extraordinary thing about his wild work and life actually makes perfect ordinary sense."]]> film movies nickcage profiles https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:d57071d3cd48/ The Banality of Genius: Notes on Peter Jackson's Get Back 2022-02-10T03:54:11+00:00 https://ianleslie.substack.com/p/the-banality-of-genius-notes-on-peter grahams beatles music process film movies https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:266e59c34020/ Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth", Reviewed by Ethan Coen 2022-01-31T19:13:06+00:00 https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/joel-coens-the-tragedy-of-macbeth grahams"In the interest of full disclosure, my editor has requested that I mention that I was Mr. Coen’s writing partner, producer, and creative collaborator on the aforementioned 18 films. I am also his brother. We parted ways prior to Macbeth in a split that the press described as completely amicable. Despite my prior association with Mr. Coen, I feel that I am entirely capable of reviewing his work in a fair and objective way."]]> lol satire film movies reviews https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:6dbcac4ac0da/ Pain, Porn and a Wannabe Clown: A ‘Jackass’ Oral History - The Hollywood Reporter 2022-01-29T03:56:23+00:00 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jackass-oral-history-johnny-knoxville-steve-o-interview-1235080408/ grahams"Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and the rest of the founding fathers recall how a skate punk magazine bought by Larry Flynt, a really cheap bulletproof vest and a whole lot of hustle led to one of the rowdiest, unlikeliest, most enduring franchises of our time."]]> profiles jackass oralhistory tv television film movies https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:4fddd4bfcc00/ "Dune" (the movie), annotated 2022-01-23T17:32:19+00:00 https://maxread.substack.com/p/dune-annotated grahams"Many years ago, when Game of Thrones was on TV, I’d write weekly “annotated” summaries of the show, listing scenes, characters, and references that deserved special comment, whether because there was more information to be applied from the books, or because they made me laugh or cry or hoot and holler at the screen. Game of Thrones may have ended, but my pathological pedantry has not. Behold: Dune, annotated."]]> book dune film movies https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:2bf72194f848/ What's the Secret, Keanu? 2021-12-03T14:26:24+00:00 https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a38241136/keanu-reeves-interview-2021/ grahams"Guy’s always working—sixty-eight movies in thirty-five years. Playing killing machines, doofuses, romantics, messiahs, and devils. But always Keanu. Which always means something more."]]> movies film acting actors keanu interviews profiles https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:96efb29fc7db/ We've Got A File On You: Danny Elfman 2021-06-18T20:09:54+00:00 https://www.stereogum.com/2151202/danny-elfman-oingo-boingo-nightmare-before-christmas-big-mess/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/ grahams"Even if the only thing Danny Elfman ever did was The Nightmare Before Christmas, he’d still be the GOAT. Of course, the 68-year-old musical maestro’s score, soundtrack, and voice work on Tim Burton’s classic stop-motion animated musical — the type of cultural artifact that’s truly timeless, passed down across generations in a way that very few works of art are — is far from the only thing he’s done across his mind-blowingly prolific career. He’s provided the scores to over 100 films and counting and acted as principal singer-songwriter for the seminal new wave collective Oingo Boingo before the band disbanded in 1995."]]> music history interviews profiles oingoboingo dannyelfman film movies https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:abc536925f00/ ‘The Beatles: Get Back’—An Exclusive Deep Dive Into Peter Jackson’s Revelatory New Movie 2021-06-17T18:25:25+00:00 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/06/the-beatles-get-back-exclusive-deep-dive-peter-jacksons-movie grahams"This fall Disney+ unveils the three-part documentary, which mines long-lost footage for a portrait of the band’s final chapter that’s so unexpected it surprised even Paul McCartney."]]> music thebeatles beatles film movies documentaries peterjackson https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:45b3f06befd8/ Johnny Knoxville’s Last Rodeo 2021-05-26T20:28:12+00:00 https://www.gq.com/story/johnny-knoxvilles-last-rodeo?mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=gq&utm_social-type=owned grahams"As he prepares to release his final "Jackass" film, the stuntman takes stock of a surprisingly long, hilariously painful, and unusually influential career."]]> jackass knoxville film tv movies profiles history https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:2aa637c07fff/ 35 Years On, Why I've Never Lost That Loving Feeling For 'Top Gun' 2021-05-20T18:00:41+00:00 https://www.wbur.org/artery/2021/05/14/top-gun-35-years-tony-scott-tom-cruise grahams"I’m only slightly ashamed to admit that the film I’d been most looking forward to seeing on a big screen post-vax was the extraordinarily belated sequel “Top Gun: Maverick,” which after three decades of anticipation and two years of release date delays had finally been scheduled to open this coming Fourth of July weekend."]]> film movies tonyscott blockbusters https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:f889cf7f20ee/ Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie: The oral history 2021-04-20T01:14:25+00:00 https://film.avclub.com/mystery-science-theater-3000-the-movie-the-oral-histo-1846694612 grahams"It ended up being like an episode of the TV show, but with a bigger budget and interference from people."]]> mst3k tv television film movies oralhistory https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:465845d0b4d9/ The King of the Geezer Teasers 2021-04-07T20:49:33+00:00 https://www.vulture.com/article/randall-emmett-movies.html grahams"Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement."]]> film movies finance schlock https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:0664a2a6eb4a/ Ray Fisher Opens Up About 'Justice League,' Joss Whedon and Warners: "I Don't Believe Some of These People Are Fit for Leadership" 2021-04-07T18:25:28+00:00 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ray-fisher-opens-up-about-justice-league-joss-whedon-and-warners-i-dont-believe-some-of-these-people-are-fit-for-leadership grahams"Over the past year, the actor has assailed the filmmaker and studio in harsh-but-cryptic tweets for what he says was racist and inappropriate conduct: "I'm not so indebted to Hollywood that I haven't been willing to put myself out there.""]]> film movies racism power abuse dc https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:f74a8041fbb5/ 20 Years On, The Brattle Film Foundation Sticks To Its Creative Beginnings 2021-03-28T14:15:49+00:00 https://www.wbur.org/artery/2021/03/26/20-years-brattle-theatre-film-foundation grahams"The series kicked off earlier in March with “The Mystery of Picasso,” Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1956 collaboration with the great painter, a then-new 35mm restoration of which was the first film programmed by the Brattle Film Foundation in March of 2001." I kind of knew when Ned and Ivy took command of The Brattle in the abstract, but I also never really did the math until just now. I moved to Boston a month later and discovered The Brattle within the first week or two. Wild.]]> film movies boston cambridge iffboston history https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:86afb0913ef1/ I Was the Man at the Clapperboard for Orson Welles’ Legendary Drunk Wine Commercial 2021-03-24T12:43:49+00:00 https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/orson-welles-drunk-wine-commercial grahams"The Paul Masson commercials starring Welles were national TV spots airing all over the country, but today, they’re best remembered for something that didn’t air at all: A series of three outtakes that show an obviously drunk Welles, who is in such a bad state that he’s unable to make it through even a single line of copy."]]> film movies tv television orsonwelles history alcohol commercials advertising https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:714a5a7103e0/ ‘Daydreaming Is So Important To Me’: How David Lynch Fishes For Ideas 2021-02-06T20:17:58+00:00 https://artreview.com/daydreaming-is-so-important-to-me-how-david-lynch-fishes-for-ideas/ grahams"The filmmaker, artist, musician and, lately, YouTube star, discusses parenthood, the pandemic and painting outdoors"]]> movies film tv television davidlynch interviews https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:af8c95dff678/ David Fincher’s Impossible Eye 2020-11-24T02:51:36+00:00 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/magazine/david-fincher-mank-interview.html?campaign_id=20&emc=edit_wg_20201120&instance_id=24327&nl=watching&regi_id=17400019&segment_id=45101&te=1&user_id=13f5e350a6e3c8316c53168a808d3645 grahams"With ‘Mank,’ America’s most famously exacting director tackles the movie he’s been waiting his entire career to make."]]> film movies fincher davidfincher profiles hollywood https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:0b2cf53b6285/ Analyzing Tim Curry's Glorious Halloween Song From The Worst Witch 2020-10-29T19:13:07+00:00 https://io9.gizmodo.com/tim-currys-gloriously-bad-halloween-song-from-the-worst-1845452484 grahams"As Halloween approaches, it is paramount that we all take a moment to remember—or discover—Tim Curry’s “Halloween Song” from The Worst Witch. Since HBO aired its extremely low-budget, TV movie adaptation of Jill Murphy’s children’s books in 1986, it has remained one of the most wonderful, terrible, bizarre videos of all time, thanks to its unapologetic synthesizer score, baffling lyrics, and the cheapest special effects the ‘80s had to offer—but there’s more to it than its cheesiness. Much more."
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"I have completed an academic treatise about the “Halloween Song,” revealing the hidden truths inside each and every lyric. It’s meticulously researched, perturbingly thorough, and, if I do say so myself, an important companion to one of the greatest so-bad-it’s-good moments of the 20th century."
]]> worstwitch halloween songs music movies tv film timcurry tambourine https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:aa1ca31d72e4/ 'Superman,' The Inside Story: Director Richard Donner Remembers Meeting Stallone to Play the Lead, Working With Brando, and a Near-Fatal Knife Attack 2020-10-09T13:21:28+00:00 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/superman-inside-story-director-richard-879894 grahams"The famed director reveals how Marlon Brando wanted to play Jor-El as a "bagel," fights with his producer and how he discovered Christopher Reeve for the first-ever big-budget superhero movie."]]> film movies superhero superman comics history https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:f357879b41ca/ The Oral History of ‘Best in Show’ 2020-10-05T14:27:27+00:00 https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/9/29/21479754/best-in-show-oral-history grahams"Looking back at the dog show–centric successor to the mockumentaries ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ and ‘Waiting for Guffman’ on its 20th anniversary"]]> comedy movies film oralhistory guest pinenut cashewnut macadamianut peanut https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:045bc2efafd3/ As Movie Theaters Reopen, Will Audiences Return? 2020-08-19T15:07:48+00:00 https://www.wbur.org/artery/2020/08/19/movie-theaters-reopen grahams"“I understand that people long for ‘normal’ experiences. But as an adult I realize that we do not always get what we want when we want it,” says Nancy Campbell, program director for the Independent Film Festival Boston, who is currently considering options for a virtual or hybrid event this fall and “pondering the reality of a festival in 2021.”"]]> film movies covid19 coronavirus boston iffboston https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:4fd40c9a9bfc/ Thandie Newton Is Finally Ready to Speak Her Mind 2020-07-08T19:15:19+00:00 https://www.vulture.com/article/thandie-newton-in-conversation.html grahams"After decades onscreen, nothing surprises the Westworld actress, though what she’s ready to share will surprise you."]]> interview movies film tv westworld sexism racism https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:034db25cb609/ Ennio Morricone Was More Than Just a Great Film Composer 2020-07-08T17:58:02+00:00 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/arts/music/ennio-morricone-john-zorn.html grahams"He was one of the great composers, period." John Zorn on Ennio Morricone]]> music film movies soundtracks eulogies johnzorn https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:956b307f17e7/ Kickin’ Ass and Rippin’ Throats: The Story of ‘MacGruber’ 2020-05-19T23:25:12+00:00 https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/5/18/21260260/macgruber-10-year-anniversary-will-forte-snl-nbc-peacock-series grahams"If a silly, extra-violent, sex-filled comedy about a foul-mouthed, reprehensible action hero straight out of the ’80s doesn’t sound like a megahit, that’s because it wasn’t. But over the past 10 years, the absurdity and quotability of ‘MacGruber’ has earned it cult classic status."]]> film movies comedy oralhistory macgruber willforte snl https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:96f284c1c5e6/ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic 2020-05-13T00:37:46+00:00 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/movies/mad-max-fury-road-oral-history.html grahams"Production was shut down three times, the stars often clashed, and studio executives were baffled. Here’s how a difficult shoot led to an Oscar-winning masterpiece."]]> film madmax furyroad movies history oralhistory https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:7312e7d14a0a/ Josh Trank: the post-disaster artist 2020-05-07T01:18:21+00:00 https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/5/21246679/josh-trank-capone-interview-fantastic-four-chronicle grahams"After his Fantastic Four reboot bombed and life fell apart, Josh Trank came back for more"]]> industry movies film profiles history marvel comics tomhardy https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:b5ce39f29126/ Disney+ Should Offer the Star Wars Original Cuts—All of Them 2020-04-01T21:30:25+00:00 https://www.wired.com/story/put-original-star-wars-on-disney-plus/ grahams"George Lucas has been retro-tweaking the saga for years. It's time to give fans every version." A catalog of the SE changes, but only the ones that tie into/setup the Prequels]]> starwars movies film lucas lucasfilm disney https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:e4358e3abf18/ I Don’t Want to Be the Strong Female Lead 2020-02-08T04:06:58+00:00 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/brit-marling-women-movies.html grahams"In pop culture, women are often objectified and disposed of. But even when we’re not being victimized, the alternative leaves much to be desired."]]> film movies tv fiction stories gender https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:f318bf70e117/ A New Hope - International Cinematographers Guild Magazine 2020-02-05T01:51:09+00:00 http://www.icgmagazine.com/web/a-new-hope/ grahams"On-set VFX makes a mighty return via the use of LED wall imagery on The Mandalorian, the first Star Wars live-action series for television."]]> starwars tv television photography previs vfx fx film movies https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:06eba5c3bd45/ The Strange Fate of Kim’s Video 2020-01-15T03:57:48+00:00 https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/09/12/the-strange-fate-of-kims-video/ grahams"From 1995 until January 2009, a music and movie megastore called Mondo Kim’s took up the bulk of a five-story building at 6 St. Marks..."]]> video vhs dvd movies film nyc mafia italyn history https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:a14500dc3654/ Wise Guys 2019-10-03T18:16:10+00:00 https://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/1904-Fall-2019/Conversation-Scorsese-Tarantino.aspx grahams"Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino talk movie obsessions, director heroes, process and violence as catharsis"]]> film movies tarantino scorcese history interviews https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:127280adb066/ "He Had Death on His Face": Kubrick, 'Full Metal Jacket' and an Actor's Heartbreak 2019-09-30T20:42:09+00:00 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stanley-kubrick-full-metal-jacket-an-actors-heartbreak-1241107 grahams"Tim Colceri had the role of a lifetime until it was taken away during a two-year saga that would redefine his world: "I'm mad at Stanley Kubrick, but yet I still respect him.""]]> film movies editing kubrick https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:19fbdf9ece4f/ Coolidge Theatre 2019-09-22T19:02:21+00:00 http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/15928 grahams"A typical neighborhood theatre. I worked as an usher here in the summer of 1965."]]> watertown movies film theatre history https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:31ea3a9f2a43/ The definitive story of how a controversial Florida businessman blew up MoviePass and burned hundreds of millions 2019-08-12T20:57:51+00:00 https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-story-moviepass-rise-fall-2019-8 grahams"More than a century of temperature data shows much of the U.S. Northeast is in the grip of extreme warming, with winter heating up more quickly than other seasons."]]> business technology film movies scam startups fraud https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:0e05b4e0de53/ REDEF ORIGINAL: The Absurdities of 'Franchise Fatigue' & 'Sequelitis' (Or, What Is Happening to the Box Office?!) 2019-08-06T02:06:50+00:00 https://redef.com/original/the-absurdities-of-franchise-fatigue-and-sequelitis-or-what-is-happening-to-the-box-office grahams"Another day, another box office disappointment. Or record. Or franchise hit. Or franchise RIP. Or indie sleeper. Or indie sleep-with-the-fishes. What's going on?"]]> film movies tickets finance boxoffice indie franchise https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:6e91f7e4ece1/ ‘They Set Us Up to Fail’: Black Directors of the ’90s Speak Out 2019-07-16T13:21:05+00:00 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/movies/black-directors-1990s.html grahams"Julie Dash, Matty Rich, Darnell Martin, Ernest Dickerson, Leslie Harris and Theodore Witcher on a boom that went bust, and what’s different now."]]> film movies racism bias 90s power https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:b9c643bc46cf/ Eddie Murphy: "John Landis is Fucked Up" 2019-06-19T17:39:15+00:00 https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/eddie-murphy-john-landis-is-f-cked-up.387785/ grahams"Rensin, David. "Playboy Interview: Eddie Murphy." Playboy Feb. 1990."]]> history hollywood film movies television eddiemurphy johnlandis https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:155d67395418/ The Secrets Behind The Incredible Stunt Dogs Of ’John Wick 3’ 2019-05-30T20:14:42+00:00 https://uproxx.com/movies/chad-stahelski-interview-john-wick-3-dog-stunts/ grahams"A conversation with Stahelski about how they trained the dogs in the movie, his stunt man past, and what comes next for John Wick."]]> film movies keanu johnwick stunts dogs awesome interviews https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:fb16f6838707/ In the golden age of film projection, Steve Livernash was a beacon - The Boston Globe 2019-05-18T15:21:12+00:00 https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2019/05/17/golden-age-film-projection-steve-livernash-was-beacon/Kf2QBHcDzDfHlcxX3E7dRJ/story.html?fbclid=IwAR3C_6EbCzdnuw1hxf-FEX-MYbtGLl6WAtRp5j1YutQlMVjdcMiY-vCG1QU grahams"You probably didn’t know Steve Livernash, but you almost certainly bathed in his light. Livernash, who died Monday at 77 after a battle with cancer, was among the last of the old-school Boston movie projectionists, a practitioner of a dark and wonderful art that, outside of institutions and a handful of revival theaters, has gone the way of the rotary phone."]]> history film obituary theatre movies boston https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:e8b02cb1bb32/ The Lost Picture Show: Hollywood Archivists Can’t Outpace Obsolescence 2019-05-15T04:28:43+00:00 https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/it/the-lost-picture-show-hollywood-archivists-cant-outpace-obsolescence grahams"Studios invested heavily in magnetic-tape storage for film archiving but now struggle to keep up with the technology"]]> film movies archiving preservation digital backup https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:9b9f936ed38e/ The Legend of Keanu Reeves 2019-04-17T20:23:54+00:00 https://www.gq.com/story/the-legend-of-keanu-reeves?mbid=synd_digg grahams"With John Wick—the third installment of which is out this May—Hollywood's most enigmatic leading man once again established himself as a bona fide action star. But who is he, really? Alex Pappademas sits down with the immortal Keanu Reeves in an attempt to separate the man from the myth."]]> film movies johnwick keanu profiles interviews https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:a792478d698c/ What the Theranos Documentary Misses 2019-04-02T04:29:01+00:00 https://newrepublic.com/article/153419/theranos-documentary-misses grahams"Instead of examining Elizabeth Holmes’s personality, look at the people and systems that aided the company’s rise."]]> theranos scam fraud holmes documentaries film movies https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:833bff7d9977/ How 1960s Film Pirates Sold Movies Before the FBI Came Knocking 2019-03-13T04:24:05+00:00 https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/how-1960s-film-pirates-sold-movies-before-the-fbi-came-1826287332 grahams"It was a Friday evening in 1975, and Woody Wise was driving from Los Angeles to Palm Springs, with his two kids in the car. He had picked them up from school in a rush, but they weren’t going on vacation. They were hiding out from the FBI."]]> film hollywood piracy history https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:0bbc978b5156/ Errol Morris, Steve Bannon, and American Discourse 2019-02-24T14:32:31+00:00 https://niemanreports.org/articles/errol-morris-steve-bannon-and-american-discourse/?fbclid=IwAR0-Bg8zAlU8zmgA6XK0Z-k1CqrH3F1VOdKoOYpp1Mrw0QO8QKYGV9rtLOk grahams"“What does it mean for journalism when we cannot examine a subject without appearing to promote it?”"]]> film movies culture history interviews journalism https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:grahams/b:d2fea020024e/