The magnificent stranger rides in from nowhere and with no destination. He sports brown boots, shrunk-to-fit dark jeans, and a forest green serape with a white pattern. He’ll give the name “Joe” when asked, but names don’t really mean much … Continue reading A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
A handsome book loaded with pictures and just enough history to whet budding film lovers’ taste. Continue reading WARNER BROS. 100 YEARS OF STORYTELLING
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 departed LaGuardia airport at 3:24 p.m. There were 155 souls, including captain and crew, on board. Roughly 208 seconds later, flight 1549 was forced to land on the Hudson River not more … Continue reading SULLY
Every Labor Day weekend since 1974, filmmakers, critics, historians, students, moviegoers, and a handful of outdoorsmen and women converge on the quaint mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, to celebrate the past and present of their beloved art form. They come … Continue reading Simply Potent: Dispatches from the 2016 Telluride Film Festival
I keep finding interesting stories, or they come to me, so I’ll keep making movies. My involvement goes deeper than acting or directing. I love every aspect of the creation of motion pictures and I guess I’m committed to it … Continue reading Born On This Day — May 31, 1930
I think in America I’m looked upon as the equivalent of a European director—which is quite laughable. I’ve never had a personal publicity man working for me. So all this came out of the blue—all this publicity. The cult was … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 26
Michael J. Cinema 