We’ve all had that moment. You’re watching a movie when all of a sudden a familiar face pops up. They’re not in a leading role, and may only be on screen just long enough for you to recognize their face. You may not even be sure where you’ve seen this person before, but you know […]
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Yesterday would have been Stanley Kubrick’s 82nd birthday. Though his films were often met with mixed critical reception at the time of their release, he is today rightfully viewed as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. While still in high school, Kubrick became a professional photographer, and the seemingly innate talent he displayed […]
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Few filmmakers have done more to help children cultivate an appreciation for being scared than Steven Spielberg. Not only did he make one of the scariest PG-rated movies ever with “Jaws,” he also was largely responsible for the genesis of the PG-13 rating in 1984. Coming under fire from angry parents over “Indiana Jones and […]
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Warren Cantrell, the man behind the madness at 10rant.com is back again this week with another raving Top 10 list. Here’s Warren: Be honest: even if you love your job, if it is fulfilling and gratifying in all the ways employment can be, you’ve probably daydreamed about quitting. When there’s a power dynamic connecting two […]
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Making Top 10s isn’t easy, folks. Considering that “Toy Story 3” just opened a couple weeks ago and the third movie in the “Twilight” franchise opens tonight at midnight, it was foretold that this list would happen. There was no avoiding it, simple as that. Having already written the Top 10 Fourth Movies in a […]
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Over the years, directors and producers including Billy Wilder, Jerry Lewis, Steven Spielberg, and Harvey Weinstein all tried and failed to land the rights to an adaptation of J.D. Salinger‘s most famous work, “The Catcher in the Rye.” After being deeply dissatisfied with 1949’s “My Foolish Heart,” the infamously reclusive author refused to license the […]
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Melissa Rodenbeek and Hiram Lucke, besides being the band The Harvey Girls, are long-time horror fans. From reading Fangoria to having posters of Freddy Krueger on their bedroom wall as teens, it’s only fitting that their newest release on Circle Into Square Records is titled I’ve Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately (available June 29th). With songs about Gwynplaine and a […]
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Lost ended Sunday, and while I was floored and utterly satisfied by the stirring and emotional conclusion, I was a bit dismayed to see mixed reaction from critics and fans online, most of which cited the feeling that too much was left unanswered. I personally feel that the questions that did remain either weren’t important […]
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As Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” opens the Cannes Film Festival and in theaters this weekend, let’s look back at the best films from the director’s long and varied career. Email me at eric@scene-stealers.com if you’d like to contribute your own list. 10. Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) Does anyone remember when Tom Berenger used […]
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I was going to write another movie-related Top 10, but as sit here in front of the computer, all I’ve been doing all night is getting inspired by my fellow rockers-in-air. You see, Thursday morning I take off for five days on the U.S. Air Guitar Championships tour in hopes that I’ll be able to […]
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