Tag: Michael Caine
The Madhouse Instigator in Quills & One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
In every “madhouse” (even though we’re all mad here on Earth), it seems as though there’s one “ringleader” who is a bit more “sane” than [Read More…]
Writing Is My Erection: Quills
While the Marquis de Sade’s life needs no great embellishment to make it interesting, it certainly benefited from the creative liberties of Philip Kaufman’s 2000 [Read More…]
You Are Inverted, The World Is Not/The World Is Inverted, You Are Not: Tenet
Reteaming with cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, Christopher Nolan’s long-delayed Tenet proves yet again that the director knows the value of collaborating with a maestro of [Read More…]
California Suite: A Multi-Layered Perspective on the Effects of L.A., None of Them Really That Positive
The war of opinions between those who “love” L.A. and those who hate it has been raging arguably since the film industry perhaps wisely decided [Read More…]
Anglicans Charlotte Rampling and Michael Caine Weigh In On Oscar Diversity “Issue”
It’s rare when white people “in the media” actually hit back when black people declare racism. In the past, to do so would be deemed [Read More…]
Youth: Paolo Sorrentino’s Greatest “Testament” Yet
For many, especially Italians, there will never be a comparison to Paolo Sorrentino’s 2013 pièce de résistance, La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty). Its Fellini-esque [Read More…]
Never Mind the Bullocks: A Look at Sandra Bullock’s Early Roles
While Sandra Bullock is more lauded in her present career than her early one, many of her roles at the initial stage of her acting [Read More…]
