If there was anything I learned from Roger Ebert, it was that movies are not what they’re about; they’re how they’re about what they’re about. Gravity is a movie about moving past tragedy. The how of it is accomplished by placing the subject in … Continue reading GRAVITY
I want to question what the outside is and who defines it. I often find those that are considered to be on the outside extremely inspiring. They are the people who see through the double standards, like the kid in … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 15
Trust me, this is a movie. Trust me! The Dirties is a stunning debut from Matthew Johnson, the Canadian writer/director/producer/editor/star who took home the Slamdance Grand Jury Prize (“Terrifyingly timely and brutally honest”) earlier this year. To structure the movie, Johnson … Continue reading THE DIRTIES
If you want to know me, see Glen or Glenda. That’s me, that’s my story, no question. But Plan 9 from Outer Space is my pride and joy. —Ed Wood, Jr. Continue reading Born On This Day — October 10
It would be a cliché to say that, because I am a Mexican, I see death in a certain way. But I have seen more than my share of corpses, certainly more than the average First World guy. I worked … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 9
There is no one reason we go to the movies. Every viewer seeks something different. Most go to have their lives and worlds reflected back at them. They see the bad and heed the warning signs, they see the good … Continue reading RUSH
“The first thing I did in the studio was to want to tear that camera to pieces. I had to know how that film got into the cutting room, what you did to it in there, how you projected it, … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 4
Populaire is set in the high-stakes world of competitive speed typing. Yes, you read that right, competitive speed typing. This is France in 1958, and any competition, any activity that might distract the mind from dwelling too long on the recent … Continue reading POPULAIRE
Michael J. Cinema 