1984 played select independent theaters this past Tuesday as a form of protest of sorts against the current Presidential administration and its...authoritarian tendencies, including a habit of denying facts are facts. It’s just one way ordinary people have continued to push back since Trump’s election and inauguration. Why April 4th? Because in the story that’s … Continue reading Flashback MMM: 1984
Flashback MMM: Wait Until Dark
This weekend The Music Box Theater in Chicago is running a couple screenings of the 1967 Audrey Hepburn classic Wait Until Dark. Directed by Terence Young, who also helmed a number of classic Connery Bond movies, the story follows Susy Hendrix (Hepburn), a woman who’s recently been struck blind. Her husband Sam is asked to … Continue reading Flashback MMM: Wait Until Dark
Flashback MMM: Gas, Food Lodging
The first time I can remember thinking specifically that a movie was directed by a woman was in 1992 when Gas, Food Lodging came out. That’s not to say I was unaware of female directors before that - I knew Amy Heckerling had helmed Fast Times at Ridgemont High, that Penny Marshall was active among … Continue reading Flashback MMM: Gas, Food Lodging
Flashback MMM: Manhattan
Woody Allen’s 1979 black-and-white classic Manhattan is coming back to theaters, first this weekend in New York City and then expanding out to the rest of the country. The rerelease takes to the masses what attendees of Berlin Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival saw last year when the movie screened there. The story … Continue reading Flashback MMM: Manhattan
Flashback MMM: You Won’t Miss Me
This week writer/director Ry Russo-Young has her third feature in theaters, the film adaptation of Before I Fall. So this week we’re turning the clock back to review the campaign for her debut film. You Won’t Miss Me debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival (side note: I met her briefly there as this was … Continue reading Flashback MMM: You Won’t Miss Me
Flashback MMM: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
There are a few reasons why Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner is the perfect movie to revisit this Flashback Friday. For one, the movie has just turned 50 and just received a new anniversary Blu-ray release. Star Sidney Poitier also just turned 90 (meaning he was already 40 when the movie was released, which wow). … Continue reading Flashback MMM: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Flashback MMM: Groundhog Day
Yesterday was Groundhog Day…again…and that must mean we’re here at Flashback MMM waiting for a trip back to look at the marketing for a movie starring the most famous groundhog weatherman, Punxsutawney Phil. That’s right, we’re here to talk about the marketing for 1993’s comedy classic Groundhog Day. The movie stars Bill Murray as Phil … Continue reading Flashback MMM: Groundhog Day
Flashback MMM: White Men Can’t Jump
Earlier this week news broke that 20th Century Fox was planning a remake of the 1992 Ron Shelton-directed comedy White Men Can’t Jump. That makes this a great time to jump back and take a look at how this was sold the first time around. The story follows two Los Angeles basketball hustlers, the kind … Continue reading Flashback MMM: White Men Can’t Jump
Flashback MMM: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
No, it’s not Friday. Sorry to get your hopes up. Despite the fact it’s only Wednesday I wanted to take today and revisit the marketing for Robert Altman’s neo-Western McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Why? Because tonight The Music Box Theater in Chicago is hosting a screening of the movie in conjunction with the Sound Opinions … Continue reading Flashback MMM: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Flashback MMM: His Girl Friday
If you’re not familiar with His Girl Friday, you need to correct that immediately. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, the movie is a wonderful example of the kind of comedic filmmaking that was relatively commonplace in the first half of the 20th century. The story follows Hildy Johnson (Russell), … Continue reading Flashback MMM: His Girl Friday
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