THIS WEEK: ’80s Action Heroes THE FILMS: Rocky III (1982, Sylvester Stallone), Commando (1985, Mark L. Lester), First Blood (1982, Ted Kotcheff) 1980s Hollywood was a landscape rich with American Superpower energy, post-Vietnam trauma, and unparalleled violence on screen. And for the better part of the decade, two men were at the center of it all. In…
THIS WEEK: Heists Gone Wrong THE FILMS: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007, Sidney Lumet), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Joseph Sargent), Heat (2005, Michael Mann) This is a film genre where the audience roots for the bad guy. As we live vicariously through the characters, we’re getting one over on the man…
THIS WEEK: STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND THE FILMS: The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976, Nicolas Roeg), Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola), Under the Skin (2013, Jonathan Glazer) Being in a new place is tough. Especially if you don’t know the language or customs. It’s an isolating experience…
October is the month for terror, and at the Weekly Triple Feature we have you covered. Each week we’re offering up horror selections from throughout film history that range from spine-tingling to bloody, to downright hilarious. Whatever your particular flavor of horror is, you’ll find it here this month. THIS…
October is the month for terror, and at the Weekly Triple Feature we have you covered. Each week we’re offering up horror selections from throughout film history that range from spine-tingling to bloody, to downright hilarious. Whatever your particular flavor of horror is, you’ll find it here this month. THIS…
October is the month for terror, and at the Weekly Triple Feature we have you covered. Each week we’re offering up horror selections from throughout film history that range from spine-tingling to bloody, to downright hilarious. Whatever your particular flavor of horror is, you’ll find it here this month. THIS…
October is the month for terror, and at the Weekly Triple Feature we have you covered. Each week we’re offering up horror selections from throughout film history that range from spine-tingling to bloody, to downright hilarious. Whatever your particular flavor of horror is, you’ll find it here this month. THIS…
THE FILMS: Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg), Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988, Robert Zemeckis), Spider-Man (2002, Sam Raimi) THE CONNECTION: Films that were not only the biggest summer money-makers in the years they were released, but that also symbolize a shift in what audiences—and studios—wanted going forward. THE THINKING: Before air-conditioners…
THE FILMS: State and Main (2000, David Mamet), Hearts of Darkness (1991, Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, and Eleanor Coppola), Man Bites Dog (1992, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, and Benoît Poelvoorde) THE CONNECTION: Three films where the story revolves around making a (real or fictional) film. THE THINKING: Films are fantastic.…
THE FILMS: Midsommar (2019, Ari Aster), Hot Fuzz (2007, Edgar Wright), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955, John Sturges) THE CONNECTION: Films in which a group fights to keep a secret from someone trying to uncover it. THE THINKING: The town-with-a-dark-secret trope is a fun one which usually consists of…
THE FILMS: Macabre (1958, William Castle), Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968), Matinee (1993, Joe Dante) THE CONNECTION: These films all mark important moments in William Castle’s career and how he left a lasting impact on film and pop culture. THE THINKING: Today is William Castle’s birthday, so this week’s triple…
THE FILMS: Rope (1948, Alfred Hitchcock), Russian Ark (2002, Aleksandr Sokurov), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2013, Alejandro G. Iñárritu) THE CONNECTION: Films that are—or appear to be—a single long take. THE THINKING: The single-take film is an ambitious undertaking that not many have attempted. A few have…
THE FILMS: Network (1976, Sidney Lumet), A Face in the Crowd (1957, Elia Kazan), Contagion (2011, Steven Soderbergh) THE CONNECTION: Films which now seem to have predicted the future. THE THINKING: Quite a few films are looked at today as having predicted some aspect of the future. Whether it’s HAL…
THIS WEEK: ’80s Action Heroes THE FILMS: Rocky III (1982, Sylvester Stallone), Commando (1985, Mark L. Lester), First Blood (1982, Ted Kotcheff) 1980s Hollywood was a landscape rich with American Superpower energy, post-Vietnam trauma, and unparalleled violence on screen. And for the better part of the decade, two men were at the center of it all. In…
THIS WEEK: Heists Gone Wrong THE FILMS: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007, Sidney Lumet), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Joseph Sargent), Heat (2005, Michael Mann) This is a film genre where the audience roots for the bad guy. As we live vicariously through the characters, we’re getting one over on the man…
THIS WEEK: STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND THE FILMS: The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976, Nicolas Roeg), Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola), Under the Skin (2013, Jonathan Glazer) Being in a new place is tough. Especially if you don’t know the language or customs. It’s an isolating experience…
October is the month for terror, and at the Weekly Triple Feature we have you covered. Each week we’re offering up horror selections from throughout film history that range from spine-tingling to bloody, to downright hilarious. Whatever your particular flavor of horror is, you’ll find it here this month. THIS…
October is the month for terror, and at the Weekly Triple Feature we have you covered. Each week we’re offering up horror selections from throughout film history that range from spine-tingling to bloody, to downright hilarious. Whatever your particular flavor of horror is, you’ll find it here this month. THIS…
October is the month for terror, and at the Weekly Triple Feature we have you covered. Each week we’re offering up horror selections from throughout film history that range from spine-tingling to bloody, to downright hilarious. Whatever your particular flavor of horror is, you’ll find it here this month. THIS…
October is the month for terror, and at the Weekly Triple Feature we have you covered. Each week we’re offering up horror selections from throughout film history that range from spine-tingling to bloody, to downright hilarious. Whatever your particular flavor of horror is, you’ll find it here this month. THIS…
THE FILMS: Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg), Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988, Robert Zemeckis), Spider-Man (2002, Sam Raimi) THE CONNECTION: Films that were not only the biggest summer money-makers in the years they were released, but that also symbolize a shift in what audiences—and studios—wanted going forward. THE THINKING: Before air-conditioners…
THE FILMS: State and Main (2000, David Mamet), Hearts of Darkness (1991, Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, and Eleanor Coppola), Man Bites Dog (1992, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, and Benoît Poelvoorde) THE CONNECTION: Three films where the story revolves around making a (real or fictional) film. THE THINKING: Films are fantastic.…
THE FILMS: Midsommar (2019, Ari Aster), Hot Fuzz (2007, Edgar Wright), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955, John Sturges) THE CONNECTION: Films in which a group fights to keep a secret from someone trying to uncover it. THE THINKING: The town-with-a-dark-secret trope is a fun one which usually consists of…
THE FILMS: Macabre (1958, William Castle), Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968), Matinee (1993, Joe Dante) THE CONNECTION: These films all mark important moments in William Castle’s career and how he left a lasting impact on film and pop culture. THE THINKING: Today is William Castle’s birthday, so this week’s triple…
THE FILMS: Rope (1948, Alfred Hitchcock), Russian Ark (2002, Aleksandr Sokurov), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2013, Alejandro G. Iñárritu) THE CONNECTION: Films that are—or appear to be—a single long take. THE THINKING: The single-take film is an ambitious undertaking that not many have attempted. A few have…
THE FILMS: Network (1976, Sidney Lumet), A Face in the Crowd (1957, Elia Kazan), Contagion (2011, Steven Soderbergh) THE CONNECTION: Films which now seem to have predicted the future. THE THINKING: Quite a few films are looked at today as having predicted some aspect of the future. Whether it’s HAL…