Posts Tagged ‘American Beauty’

Top Ten Bad Parents in Film

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Top Ten - Parents

This week I’ll be seeing Precious, which seems to be sporting some bad parenting tips for the younger generation to pick up on and I decided to list what seems to be some bad parents that I’ve noticed over the years that have been put on the big screen for us to enjoy. (more…)

The Unnamed Movie Podcast [Episode 34 - The Butcher Boy]

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

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This week the podcasting crew sit down to discuss the issue of ambiguity in films and Neil Jordan’s The Butcher Boy. (more…)

 
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The Hollywood Resume – Sam Mendes

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Hollywood Resume - Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes is one of the few directors out there today who loves to examine the idea of family.  In each of his movies he loves to give us one or another version of a different family who is at a different stage in their relationship whether they’re just starting out, facing their first real crisis or at the end of the whole thing.   Mr. Mendes was (and still is) a theatre director before he became a great young film director after giving us his debut film, American Beauty (1999), which he won a best directing Oscar for. (more…)