36 Things We Learned From the ‘Ghostbusters’ Commentary Track
Welcome back to Commentary Commentary, the weekly analysis of our favorite films and what the filmmakers have to say about… Read More
August 9, 2011
Features and Columns
Exploring The Twilight Zone #46: A Most Unusual Camera
With the entire original run of The Twilight Zone available to watch instantly, we’re partnering with Twitch Film to cover… Read More
August 9, 2011
Blood, Sweat, and Latex: Tunneling into Tobe Hooper’s ‘Invaders from Mars’
by Shannon SheaAs a kid, I loved the original Invaders from Mars. To me, it was more akin to The 5000… Read More
August 8, 2011
The MOD Quad: Blood Bath, Burn Witch Burn, Harry In Your Pocket, and Keaton’s Cop
MOD, or manufacturing on demand, means a DVD isn’t pressed until you order it. MGM’s Limited Edition Collection is a… Read More
August 8, 2011
Instant Badass: A Brief History of the Flamethrower in Film
Let’s face it. If you need to threaten an enemy from a middle range distance, clear a ton of jungle… Read More
August 4, 2011
Criterion Files #549: “The Last Picture Show” Takes the Butter Off Small Town American Popcorn
To this point in our subjection of the films of BBS Productions we’ve been privy to a handful of boundary-pushing… Read More
August 4, 2011
32 Things We Learned from ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Commentary
If you had to listen to one commentary track in the woods at night, it probably shouldn't be this one. Read More
August 2, 2011
Culture Warrior: The Manifest Destiny of The Western’s Expansion in 2011
A genre nearly as old as filmmaking itself, the western thrived throughout the years of the studio system but has… Read More
August 2, 2011
How Many of The Movies On This Arbitrary List of 206 Have You Seen?
As do many things on the internet, this completely official-looking Google Document titled “Spielberg’s Curriculum” is working its way around… Read More
August 1, 2011
Blood, Sweat and Latex: Wasting Money and Working in Stan Winston’s Mold Shop on ‘Aliens’
by Shannon SheaI was fortunate to meet and work with artists who, unlike me, had already began their nomadic careers moving… Read More
August 1, 2011