One More Time for Terry Gilliam and Don Quixote

February 25, 2014 | Ron Seifried

Terry Gilliam sometimes needs to be restrained and told if something is too complicated on his movie sets. We have been in on this dirty little secret for years, but can’t look away from the visual spectacles his films are.

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RoboCop: Finally, a Decent Remake

February 13, 2014 | Ron Seifried

I went in seeing the RoboCop remake without any preconceptions that it would not stand apart from the gluttony of remakes Hollywood is presently fascinated with. No recent viewing of the original classic would lead me to compare to this … Read More

Feature Film Franchise Preview for 2014: Part 1

January 3, 2014 | Ron Seifried

The hangovers are subsiding, the resolutions are broken, it’s time for a preview of franchise releases scheduled in 2014. Of the 134 films with official release dates, 51 are part of a visual franchise, not including novel adaptations. It includes … Read More

Gaslight: Play, Film, Remake, Song and Clinical Diagnosis

December 16, 2013 | Ron Seifried

What do Ingrid Bergman, clinical psychology and Steely Dan have in common? A British play by a disfigured writer/rejectionist of modern technology.

Patrick Hamilton was a British novelist and playwright, whose rejection of modern culture in pre-World War II England, … Read More