Silents Are Golden: Georges Méliès, The Magician of the Cinema

Georges Méliès, The Magician of the Cinema No appreciation for the history of cinema can be complete without getting to know one of its most influential, most visionary, and most joyfully energetic individuals: the great pioneer Georges Méliès. In fact, if there’s a film trope you’re familia... Read full article

The Magician (1958)

The Magician (Ansiktet) Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ingmar Bergman 1958/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri First viewing/Netflix rental It probably would take a lifetime to parse out all that’s going on in the story but Bergman’s images are immediately accessible and gorgeous. It is s... Read full article

Classic Television Thursday #034 – The Magician (1973)

The internet is a rabbit hole. We all know that. You start off looking for/at one thing, and before you know it, you’re in a completely different place altogether. Here’s how one recent trip down the hole went for me: 1) I was looking at recent movie news and noticed that Hulk Hogan said... Read full article

Indie Watch: Mario the Magician: Building Magic

Let’s face it, despite their best intentions, most human interest stories are boring, predictable pieces of manipulative feel-goodery. The genre, which mostly finds its home on television fluff-piece segments reminiscent of Bart’s People, is easily one of the most maligned subcategories of the d... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (1932)

In the 1930s, Chandu the Magician was a popular radio program with a supernatural twist that lent itself to eerie sound effects, replete with the creaking doors, ringing bells, and ominous footsteps that made such programs so delightfully spine-tingling for their listeners. The movie version sought ... Read full article