The Magnificent Ambersons
Landon’S Take:
Orson Welles is celebrated as one of the foremost visionaries in the history of American filmmaking. He’s also renowned as the perennial artist against the system. While both of these factors make Welles perhaps the ideal auteur – someone satisfied with nothing less than a perfect articulation of his individual vision within the collaborative medium of filmmaking – it also presents some unique problems in examining works that were taken away from him.
The classically celebrated auteurs of studio era Hollywood (e.g., Hawks, Ford, Hitchcock) were known for creating individuated worldviews across their body of work either despite or even because of the strictures inherent in Classical Hollywood filmmaking. This was not Welles, who from his rise to infamy with the 1938 “War of the Worlds” broadcast to his first studio feature made a name by challenging the assumed utilities of a medium. Neither could...
Landon’S Take:
Orson Welles is celebrated as one of the foremost visionaries in the history of American filmmaking. He’s also renowned as the perennial artist against the system. While both of these factors make Welles perhaps the ideal auteur – someone satisfied with nothing less than a perfect articulation of his individual vision within the collaborative medium of filmmaking – it also presents some unique problems in examining works that were taken away from him.
The classically celebrated auteurs of studio era Hollywood (e.g., Hawks, Ford, Hitchcock) were known for creating individuated worldviews across their body of work either despite or even because of the strictures inherent in Classical Hollywood filmmaking. This was not Welles, who from his rise to infamy with the 1938 “War of the Worlds” broadcast to his first studio feature made a name by challenging the assumed utilities of a medium. Neither could...
- 5/24/2015
- by Drew Morton
- SoundOnSight
A review of last night's "Mad Men" coming up just as soon as I'm the quick brown fox... "We both know things can't be undone." -Trudy "Says who?" -Pete "Mad Men" has chronicled a period of enormous social change (and taken place in a time of enormous change in television), yet it's often seemed agnostic on whether individual change is possible. Over the course of the series, fashions shifted and opportunities rose for women and minorities, but were the "Mad Men" characters themselves really changing with the times? Peggy has certainly grown, yet we've seen Don and Roger and Joan and others have epiphany after epiphany, only to eventually lean back on their old habits. (And even Peggy hasn't been immune to stagnation in her personal life, even as she's evolved professionally.) If anything, Don's frequent backsliding has been one of the most common complaints I've heard about the series'...
- 5/11/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Reviewed by Kevin Scott
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The Horror Show (1989)
Written by: Alan Smithee, Allyn Warner, Leslie Bohem
Directed by: James Isaac, David Blyth
Cast: Lance Henriksen (Detective Lucas McCarthy), Brion James (Max Jenke), Rita Taggart (Donna McCarthy), Dedee Pfeiffer (Bonnie McCarthy), Aron Eisenberg (Scott McCarthy), Thom Bray (Peter Campbell), Matt Clark (Dr. Tower), Terry Alexander (Casey)
Some films aren’t served very well by their titles. A name is just a name, but then again, first impressions can seal the deal. I didn’t see The Horror Show until about a week ago. My cursor has been looming over it in my Netfix queue for quite some time. The title is so ambiguous, that it could be anything. The key word is anything, and I will see anything with Lance Henriksen in it. He’s become the stuff of legends. He’s one of the few character actors that have...
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The Horror Show (1989)
Written by: Alan Smithee, Allyn Warner, Leslie Bohem
Directed by: James Isaac, David Blyth
Cast: Lance Henriksen (Detective Lucas McCarthy), Brion James (Max Jenke), Rita Taggart (Donna McCarthy), Dedee Pfeiffer (Bonnie McCarthy), Aron Eisenberg (Scott McCarthy), Thom Bray (Peter Campbell), Matt Clark (Dr. Tower), Terry Alexander (Casey)
Some films aren’t served very well by their titles. A name is just a name, but then again, first impressions can seal the deal. I didn’t see The Horror Show until about a week ago. My cursor has been looming over it in my Netfix queue for quite some time. The title is so ambiguous, that it could be anything. The key word is anything, and I will see anything with Lance Henriksen in it. He’s become the stuff of legends. He’s one of the few character actors that have...
- 11/24/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
When Peter met Beth! Vincent Kartheiser and Alexis Bledel have stayed extremely mum about their relationship since first meeting on set of Mad Men in 2012, but alas, Kartheiser has finally opened up (a little!) about his now-fiancee and how they only started dating after Season 5 wrapped. "We were completely professional. We never saw each other out," the 34-year-old actor told Vulture. "We never—it was nothing, it was just work." (Kartheiser has played advertising-accounts executive Peter Campbell on the AMC series since its debut in 2007. [...]...
- 4/19/2014
- Us Weekly
The show Mad Men was created by Matthew Weiner through Lionsgate Television, and produced by Matthew Weiner, Scott Hornbacher, and Andre and Maria Jacquemetton. The show has been broadcast on AMC since 2007, and deals with Sterling Cooper, a marketing agency, and the characters employed there (“Season 1”). Mad Men is like a time machine. The show is extremely effective due to the believable setting, the lifestyle, the musical score, and the development of the main character, which all exemplifies the glitz and glamor of the 1960s.
Mad Men revolves around the introduction of the main characters, but more importantly, an account that main character Don Draper becomes baffled over. Lucky Strike, a cigarette company, is coming into the office to see how they can still market and sell cigarettes to the consumer after the federal government begins to throw out positive smoking claims. Don remains unsure over what he will present...
Mad Men revolves around the introduction of the main characters, but more importantly, an account that main character Don Draper becomes baffled over. Lucky Strike, a cigarette company, is coming into the office to see how they can still market and sell cigarettes to the consumer after the federal government begins to throw out positive smoking claims. Don remains unsure over what he will present...
- 9/15/2013
- by Sean Szymkowski
- Obsessed with Film
Teasers galore for AMC's sliding into the 1960s 'Mad Men,' as pictures were released showing the period drama cast at a party in various pose. .This year it.s really constructed like a film,. creator Matthew Weiner told Entertainment Weekly Wednesday. .It is its own story and, hopefully, it foreshadows the rest of the season. . You should know what happened at the end of last season before you see the episode. The whole season is in reference to last season.. The Emmy Award-winning drama's sixth season will premiere on April 7th in a two hour premiere. Along with the announcement came these four black-and-white photos of the cast that highlight Peter Campbell's sideburns and much more:...
- 1/25/2013
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The interview below contains plot details from the most recent season of "Mad Men" -- anyone who hasn't seen it and would prefer to avoid spoilers is advised to come back to it after getting a chance to catch up. Season five of Matthew Weiner's "Mad Men" was shadowed with omens of death and doom, from Betty's (January Jones) health scare to Don's (Jon Hamm) fever dream of killing a former lover. The Richard Speck murders and Charles Whitman shooting rampage lurking in the historical background. But when that darkness arrived at the offices of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, it was via a character whose downfall felt all the more tragic because of its terrible rapidity and seeming avoidability. Lane Pryce (Jared Harris) had a busy season -- the British senior partner got in a fistfight with Peter Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser) and made a pass at Joan (Christina Hendricks...
- 10/16/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Veteran Australian producer Antony I Ginnane is one of the key creatives behind a new local CGI animated feature film.
Ginnane, the former Screen Producers Association of Australia president, is in a joint venture with Accent Media’s Peter and Caroline Campbell, and Rodney Whitham and British film company Gfm Films on Stonerunner.The film, set on a future Earth, is to be directed by Australian Steve Trenbirth, who helmed Jungle Book 2, The Legend of Secret Pass and worked across many other Disney films.
It is written by Melbourne-based Paul Western-Pittard.
Ginnane, who has produced or executive produced over 66 films including 1978 thriller Patrick and its current remake as well as Last Dance and Arctic Blast, introduced the film and Peter Campbell to Gfm Films at Cannes Film Market this year.
Gfm’s Michael Ryan said the film had potential to be a cross-platform hit.
Ryan said: “We were all quickly...
Ginnane, the former Screen Producers Association of Australia president, is in a joint venture with Accent Media’s Peter and Caroline Campbell, and Rodney Whitham and British film company Gfm Films on Stonerunner.The film, set on a future Earth, is to be directed by Australian Steve Trenbirth, who helmed Jungle Book 2, The Legend of Secret Pass and worked across many other Disney films.
It is written by Melbourne-based Paul Western-Pittard.
Ginnane, who has produced or executive produced over 66 films including 1978 thriller Patrick and its current remake as well as Last Dance and Arctic Blast, introduced the film and Peter Campbell to Gfm Films at Cannes Film Market this year.
Gfm’s Michael Ryan said the film had potential to be a cross-platform hit.
Ryan said: “We were all quickly...
- 9/5/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
"And so it goes... [Mo Ryan], different strokes for different folks."
I have been a fan of HuffPost television critic Mo Ryan for some time now. I have particularly enjoyed, and often agreed with, her Mad Men reviews. But this season, and more to the point, this week, our views have cycled apart. When it comes to her assessment of "The Other Woman" episode, Ms. Ryan and I (suddenly, I feel uncomfortable calling her "Mo"), find ourselves in separate corners.
While Ms. Ryan states she'll "be fine" when season five finally ends, I anticipate suffering from severe withdrawal pains. Still, I am not completely oblivious to her "issues." When she describes this season as being "grim and pervasively bleak," on a certain level, I understand what she is grousing about. (Or, to stick to my period lyrics, "I can dig it.")
But I also know from my days as an advertising CEO...
I have been a fan of HuffPost television critic Mo Ryan for some time now. I have particularly enjoyed, and often agreed with, her Mad Men reviews. But this season, and more to the point, this week, our views have cycled apart. When it comes to her assessment of "The Other Woman" episode, Ms. Ryan and I (suddenly, I feel uncomfortable calling her "Mo"), find ourselves in separate corners.
While Ms. Ryan states she'll "be fine" when season five finally ends, I anticipate suffering from severe withdrawal pains. Still, I am not completely oblivious to her "issues." When she describes this season as being "grim and pervasively bleak," on a certain level, I understand what she is grousing about. (Or, to stick to my period lyrics, "I can dig it.")
But I also know from my days as an advertising CEO...
- 5/30/2012
- by Steven C. Eisner
- Aol TV.
The 2012 London Olympics will be the biggest televised sporting event of our time. Brooke Hemphill discovers the logistical challenges and technical requirements of producing the event.
From July 27 to August 12, the Australian media will go sport crazy as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, aka the 2012 London Summer Olympics, unfold. The games will be the most televised sporting event of our time as broadcasters look to master every manner of technology at their disposal.At the front of the media pack are those who hold the official rights for the broadcast and here on Aussie soil the three key commercial players are Channel Nine, Foxtel and the Macquarie Radio Network. Also broadcasting from the event is ABC Radio. At the centre of it all is Gary Fenton, head of the Olympic Unit.
The International Broadcast Centre at London’s Olympic headquarters
“This is the largest off shore broadcast in Australian television history,...
From July 27 to August 12, the Australian media will go sport crazy as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, aka the 2012 London Summer Olympics, unfold. The games will be the most televised sporting event of our time as broadcasters look to master every manner of technology at their disposal.At the front of the media pack are those who hold the official rights for the broadcast and here on Aussie soil the three key commercial players are Channel Nine, Foxtel and the Macquarie Radio Network. Also broadcasting from the event is ABC Radio. At the centre of it all is Gary Fenton, head of the Olympic Unit.
The International Broadcast Centre at London’s Olympic headquarters
“This is the largest off shore broadcast in Australian television history,...
- 5/16/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
The title of this week's episode, "Lady Lazarus" is taken from the 1962 poem by Sylvia Plath. Written just a few months prior to her suicide at the age of 30, the poem recounts a woman who has tried several times to end her life only to be revived and reborn. She vows at the end that the next time she rises she's going to devour those that try to keep her alive. Referencing the Phoenix rising from the ashes, the poem/episode title also ties in nicely with the Beatles' song featured at the end, from 1966's Revolver, "Tomorrow Never Knows," which also deals with themes of death and rebirth, but in a more positive spin. Whereas "Lady Lazarus" seems to celebrate the death of the body and thus the end of suffering, "Tomorrow Never Knows" focuses on the potential for reinvention and for opening one's mind to letting go of...
- 5/9/2012
- by Vanessa Berben
- Aol TV.
The title of this week's episode, "Lady Lazarus" is taken from the 1962 poem by Sylvia Plath. Written just a few months prior to her suicide at the age of 30, the poem recounts a woman who has tried several times to end her life only to be revived and reborn. She vows at the end that the next time she rises she's going to devour those that try to keep her alive. Referencing the Phoenix rising from the ashes, the poem/episode title also ties in nicely with the Beatles' song featured at the end, from 1966's Revolver, "Tomorrow Never Knows," which also deals with themes of death and rebirth, but in a more positive spin. Whereas "Lady Lazarus" seems to celebrate the death of the body and thus the end of suffering, "Tomorrow Never Knows" focuses on the potential for reinvention and for opening one's mind to letting go of...
- 5/9/2012
- by Vanessa Berben
- Aol TV.
AMC Scene from “Mad Men.”
Editor’s note: Every Sunday after the newest episode of “Mad Men,” lawyer and Supreme Court advocate Walter Dellinger will host an online dialogue about the show. The participants include Columbia University history professor Alan Brinkley, Stanford Law Professor Pam Karlan, and Columbia theater and television professor Evangeline Morphos. Dellinger will post his thoughts shortly after each episode ends at 11 p.m., and the others will add their commentary in the hours and days that follow.
Editor’s note: Every Sunday after the newest episode of “Mad Men,” lawyer and Supreme Court advocate Walter Dellinger will host an online dialogue about the show. The participants include Columbia University history professor Alan Brinkley, Stanford Law Professor Pam Karlan, and Columbia theater and television professor Evangeline Morphos. Dellinger will post his thoughts shortly after each episode ends at 11 p.m., and the others will add their commentary in the hours and days that follow.
- 5/7/2012
- by Walter Dellinger
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
As a Baby Boomer and former ad agency head, I will be spending this Mad Men season commenting on how the show's themes would have played out differently had they occurred 20 years later, in 1986, when I was running my firm.
Let me start with the centerpiece of this week's show: Don Draper's surprise 40th birthday party in his upscale, au courant Manhattan apartment circa 1966. In both periods, staff members would have been self-conscious about congregating in the boss's home rather than in their place of work -- say, in the big conference room at the agency.
Beyond that, the '86 version of Don Draper's party would feel quite different. First, we would need to dim the lights to create more of an "Area" club feeling ("Area" was the hot 1986 NYC club, at 157 Hudson Street). Megan would have sprung for a light show, to encourage the full-out dancing popular at that time,...
Let me start with the centerpiece of this week's show: Don Draper's surprise 40th birthday party in his upscale, au courant Manhattan apartment circa 1966. In both periods, staff members would have been self-conscious about congregating in the boss's home rather than in their place of work -- say, in the big conference room at the agency.
Beyond that, the '86 version of Don Draper's party would feel quite different. First, we would need to dim the lights to create more of an "Area" club feeling ("Area" was the hot 1986 NYC club, at 157 Hudson Street). Megan would have sprung for a light show, to encourage the full-out dancing popular at that time,...
- 3/30/2012
- by Steve Eisner
- Aol TV.
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