Ingmar Bergman dead at age 89. Considered by some to be the greatest film-maker ever, many of his films dealt with loneliness (Wild Strawberries, 1959) and the search for meaning in life. It is said that he “exorcised a traumatic childhood through cinematic masterpieces…” He had a “broken childhood,” enduring both physical and verbal abuse from his father, but managed to rise to ranks of the “greatest...

After this week’s gruesome home invasion of the Petit family home in Connecticut, I couldn’t help thinking of Truman Capote’s book, “In Cold Blood,” I also couldn’t help thinking about the movie by the same name. Richard Brooks’ 1967 horrific film with Robert Blake and Scott Wilson in the lead roles will send chills down your spine. The shear horror these two vagrants imposed on the Clutter family back in the fifties in a...

Viewing King Kong (1933) today still impresses me. The special effects that that classic film has is fascinating. O.K. you may not think so compared to today’s special effects. But hang on a minute, did you ever wonder how they did these special effects without the tools we have today? It took a patient genius to do special effects back in the 30’s. Special effects legend Ray Harryhausen can certainly concur with me. According to...

Charles Burnett-Director “Kill of Sheep.” “Kill A Sheep,” a film done on a budget of $10,000, done in black and white, on location in the ghetto of Watts in just a few weekends, is finally ready for international release and I can’t wait to see it. Charles Burnett’s “Kill A Sheep” (1977) is a moving story of an insightful man living in the ghetto of Watts in the mid 70′s. He works real...