I came to the work of Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn well over a decade ago, when one of my short films was positively compared to the duo’s original collaboration My Dinner with Andre. I had seen bits of the film before, but had never sat through the entirety of it. I immediately picked up…
Godzilla (1954) (Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review
The first time I saw Godzilla was on a mid-afternoon screening on a local horror show in New Jersey as a child. I couldn’t have been older than 6-7, the quality couldn’t have been great, all I can remember is that it made an impact. When that giant green lizard was on screen my mind…
Autumn Sonata (The Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review
It took until 1978’s Autumn Sonata for cinema’s 2 greatest Bergman’s to come together on a project. The film directed by the legendary Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, and co-starring Casablanca/Notorious actress Ingrid Bergman. The film would come at the twilight of both of their careers, for actress Ingrid, Autumn Sonata would be the second to…