Oscar Winner Walter Murch Redefines Film Editing in his New Book
The English Patient. The Conversation. Apocalypse Now. The Godfather films. The Talented Mr. Ripley. They are considered some of the best films of all time and they all have something in common. Walter Murch worked on all on them as a sound designer, a sound recordist or as an editor. Murch can now add author to his impressive resume, which includes three Academy Awards, two for The English Patient and one for The Conversation. At a...
Liam Neeson & Pamela Anderson Hit the Target in ‘The Naked Gun’
Just when you think you’ve seen this before in every cop/crime thriller, the bank robbery in which the bad guys are just about to get away, along comes Liam Neeson. But wait. We first see him as a little girl sucking a lollipop. Neeson is usually the one chasing the people who stole the little girl, but this time, it’s all about the comedy instead of who’s been, well, taken. It’s Neeson in The Naked Gun, now in theaters, as the son of...
‘My Oxford Year:’ A Diploma in Dumbness
Judging by the pre-release marketing campaign, it looked like My Oxford Year was going to be a comedy somewhat along the lines of the popular Netflix series Emily in Paris. A fish out of water story of a scrappy young American woman making her way in a foreign European country. How much fun that promised. A parable of a student at England’s premier university who’s already landed a prestigious post-college job at Goldman Sachs in New...
It’s Ed Sullivan At His ‘Sunday Best’ In New Documentary
When you think of The Ed Sullivan Show, the first thing that comes to mind is the epic, iconic, inaugural American appearance of the Beatles that immediately became a massive game-changer in global pop culture. And if you go back a few years, there was a similar seismic moment when Elvis Presley first appeared on the CBS Sunday night variety show. Through his decades of being the host, Ed Sullivan continued to transform the cultural...
A Magnificent Meal at Wild Sage in Jackson
Western towns aren’t normally known for haute cuisine, but that’s exactly what you’ll find at Wild Sage at the Rusty Parrot Lodge in the center of Jackson. You enter the restaurant, which serves breakfast and dinner either through the cozy bar which faces the street or the grand hotel lobby, complete with antler chandeliers. Several things grab your attention right away – the open kitchen run by French-trained Chef...
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