Review: Moonrise (1948)

It’s like being in a long dark tunnel…the way you look and act and talk. ~ Gail Russel as Gilly From its very foreboding outset, there’s no question that Frank Borzage’s Moonrise could be characterized as film-noir. Everything suggests as much from the scoring to the stylize... Read full article

Episode 9: Moonrise Kingdom & The Wes Anderson Debate

Oct 3 Posted by aaronwest Aaron, Mark and David Blakeslee talk about Moonrise Kingdom, which ties closely to personal events in David’s life that he was generous to share with us. We also discuss the dichotomy of Wes Anderson. Why is he such a divisive director? What is it about him that attr... Read full article

Episode 9: Moonrise Kingdom & The Wes Anderson Debate

Oct 3 Posted by aaronwest Aaron, Mark and David Blakeslee talk about Moonrise Kingdom, which ties closely to personal events in David’s life that he was generous to share with us. We also discuss the dichotomy of Wes Anderson. Why is he such a divisive director? What is it about him that attr... Read full article

Episode 9: Moonrise Kingdom & The Wes Anderson Debate

Oct 3 Posted by aaronwest Aaron, Mark and David Blakeslee talk about Moonrise Kingdom, which ties closely to personal events in David’s life that he was generous to share with us. We also discuss the dichotomy of Wes Anderson. Why is he such a divisive director? What is it about him that attr... Read full article

Moonrise (1948)

Here is a low budget yet artistic film from Frank Borzage. I will be honest that I had never heard of Borzage before a year or two ago and he seems to have lost some of the respect he had early on in the 20th century. The same can be said for his stars Dane Clark and Gail Russell who are unknowns to... Read full article