Category: Editor’s Picks
Unobtanium – The Battle for Dune
March, 2011: After their rights to the source material elapse after a failed four year venture, Paramount officially drop their in-development film Dune, ending a frustrating and ultimately fruitless effort that served better as a topic of heated discussion than … [Read the Rest]
Founding Mother of Film: Lois Weber
Back before it became apparent that movies could be big business and the industry was thusly taken over by men, there were a handful of women with quite a lot of power. Working primarily in the 1910s, Lois Weber is … [Read the Rest]
10 (Kind Of) Great Classic Sci-Fi Flicks You May Have Never Heard Of
We know the greats; movies like Metropolis (1927), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Star Wars (1977). And there are those films which maybe didn’t achieve cinematic greatness, but through their inexhaustible watchability became genre … [Read the Rest]
Cops and Doctors and Lawyers, Oh My!: Networks and their Love Affair with the Procedural
One of the staples of American network television is the procedural. Despite the increasing prevalence of serialized storytelling, procedurals (standalone, case-of-the-week series) remain the networks’ main source of original dramatic programming, and of these, nearly all fit into at least … [Read the Rest]
4 Films That Make Amateur Mistakes (And Get Away With It)
Cinema really is a wonderful thing, a true spectacle and a glowing indication of our soaring creative spirits, with billions of dollars and months of man hours dedicated to building dream worlds for us to experience, a shot at escapism … [Read the Rest]
TIFF Lightbox: Studio Ghibli Retrospective
Studio Ghibli is one of the truly great studios in the world of animation. Walt Disney and Pixar often overshadow the small Japanese studio in North America, but Ghibli’s work over the last 30 years has been nothing short of … [Read the Rest]
How Serious Can A Comic Book Movie Be? Discuss.
A few days ago, Sound on Sight’s Michael Ryan posted “Why Kathryn Bigelow Should Direct Captain America 2” (SOS 3/2/12). In a wonderfully deft essay (take a bow, Michael), he parsed the comic book history of the Captain America character … [Read the Rest]
See Scottie Watch: The Female Gaze in ‘Vertigo’
Every month the Sound On Sight staff bands together to tackle a specific filmmaker, event and/or some sort of movie related theme. This month our focus shifts towards the “Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock. **** Much has been written about … [Read the Rest]
Why Kathryn Bigelow Should Direct ‘Captain America 2′
At the risk of starting an infinite inspiration loop, I was reading Bill Mesce’s amazing list Ten Terrific War Movies You Probably Never Heard Of (itself inspired by Edgar‘s review of The Front Line and our twitter debate about that … [Read the Rest]
Doing the Time Warp: 8 Great Time Travel Episodes
In honor of leap day, those extra 24 hours we get every four years, a time travel list seemed in order. One of the most consistent and popular tropes of genre fiction, time travel opens up worlds of possibility and, … [Read the Rest]
Ten Terrific War Movies You Probably Never Heard Of
I’ve always been a war film buff, maybe because I grew up with them at a time when they were a regular part of the cinema landscape. That’s why I read, with particular interest, my Sound on Sight colleague Edgar … [Read the Rest]
Shippers: Who’s Steering This Boat?
Stephen King’s 1987 novel Misery (more of you may be acquainted with the 1990 film adaptation) is about the frustrated author of a successful romance series held prisoner by a psychotically-obsessed fan until he writes a novel undoing the series-ending … [Read the Rest]
10 Great Date Night Shows
It’s Valentine’s Day and, for many, that means date night. In this economy, however, a night on the town can be prohibitive. What’s a TV lover to do? Perhaps this is an acceptable alternative? A quiet night in, with a … [Read the Rest]
A Brief History of Musical TV Series
After Glee‘s tremendous success, many may have predicted a wave of musical TV series entering production as various networks tried to capitalize on Fox’s good fortune. None came. This week, Smash premiered on NBC to strong ratings, bringing the tally … [Read the Rest]
More Than Meets the Eye: 4 Films That Demand a Second Viewing
Having focused perhaps too much attention on the negatives in cinema during recent musings, whether it’s the possibly warped conservatism of the Oscars, or films that are depressingly poor, time has come for this writer to look at some positives. … [Read the Rest]
