The most influential figure on the new Hollywood era was Roger Corman. He’s the one who gave Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Monte Hellman, Johnathan Demme, Robert Towne, Nicolas Roeg, and…
Francis Ford Coppola
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
The extras-rich Criterion Collection version of Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire (1987) is perfectly timed to seize the moment. The subject of the film is dividing lines—between fallible humans and…
No, not that Joe Jackson. This week, Scott Malchus ruminates on the nature of creativity, his relationship with his father, and his own motivations for writing, all against the backdrop of a track from Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
Got your ticket stub, your popcorn, and your extra large soda? Meet Bob Cashill in the No Concessions lobby, where he’s waiting to tell you about the summer’s finest in indie fare.
There is a sentiment, shared by many followers of great art, that monetary success strips an artist of his inspiration. It is the idea that once the artist has little…
I don’t think it’s boastful to say that I know a little bit about music. I’m old, so I’ve been playing and listening to it for many years. In that…
The average movie is mediocre at best. This is not meant as an insult to hardworking filmmakers. The simple fact of the matter is that few films in a given…