MacGuffin Spotlight

Action Junkie: Street Law and an Intro to the World of Italian Action Cinema

February 19th, 2011 | POSTED BY Benjamin Nason

If we are to look at the history of the action film, then the progression of the genre is one that began with the classic American Westerns directed by the likes of John Ford and Howard Hawkes. Films like The Searchers, Stagecoach, and Rio Bravo…

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Oscar’s Crimes – Acting

February 16th, 2011 | POSTED BY Edward Davidson

All Points Bulletin: Be on the lookout for a small, bald, gold man. He is 13 and 1/2 inches tall, weighs 8.5 lbs, sexual organs seem to be absent, tends to stand very still, constantly wielding a crusader’s sword, and is made of gold plated…

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Bird Watching – “The Slumber Party Massacre” series

February 14th, 2011 | POSTED BY Brandi Sperry

This week, I’m continuing my quest to fill in some of the holes in my track record as a horror lover, as a part of Women in Horror month. Last week I finally watched Pet Sematary, and this week I’m visiting the Slumber Party Massacre…

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MacGuffin Roundtable #1 – I Wanna Hold Your Hand

February 12th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

The premiere episode of the MacGuffin Roundtable. In this segment the MacGuffin crew team up to discuss I Wanna Hold Your Hand, from director Robert Zemeckis. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from here. It…

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Intro To Noir

February 10th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

Brandi and Allen discuss noir in honor of SIFF Cinema’s Noir City series. In this piece they discuss the origins, characteristics of noir, important movies, and its influence  on modern cinema.

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Oscar’s Crimes – Hitchcock

February 9th, 2011 | POSTED BY Edward Davidson

All Points Bulletin: Be on the lookout for a small, bald, gold man. He is 13 and 1/2 inches tall, weighs 8.5 lbs, sexual organs seem to be absent, tends to stand very still, constantly wielding a crusader’s sword, and is made of gold plated…

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Bird Watching – Mary Lambert’s “Pet Sematary”

February 7th, 2011 | POSTED BY Brandi Sperry

Because February is Women in Horror month (you can get lots of information on that here), I’ll be devoting the month’s Bird Watching columns to horror films. As a big horror fan, and as someone who pays a lot of attention to female-directed films, I’m…

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Oscar’s Crimes – Best Picture of 1998

February 2nd, 2011 | POSTED BY Edward Davidson

All Points Bulletin: Be on the lookout for a small, bald, gold man.  He is 13 and 1/2 inches tall, weighs 8.5 lbs, sexual organs seem to be absent, tends to stand very still, constantly wielding a crusader’s sword, and is made of gold plated…

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