“You Have To Decide What Kind of Man You Want to Grow Up to Be. . .”

He did decide, and here’s how his costume has changed over 75 years.

If Hitchcock Had Made Music Videos. . .

They would look like this.  Here’s “Mission Bells,” the latest from Matt Nathanson.

His latest, Last of the Great Pretenders, comes to us on July 16th.

“I Wanna Love You, The Bear Said I Can’t”

And other misheard lyrics from songs of the 1990s:

So It Looks Like Woody Keeps His Camera Rolling Longer

And that’s not something you finish with, “if you know what I mean.”

Here’s a list of six famous directors and the average length of each shot in their films.  Remember, someone actually sat down, watched a bunch of movies, and figured this out.  I think some applause is called for, don’t you?

(h/t:  StudioDaily)

The True 40-Year-Old Virgin

Happy 40th Birthday to Virgin Records, the label that brought us Mike Oldfield, The Sex Pistols, and, yes, The Spice Girls and Culture Club among many others.

So here’s to many more years of disruptive innovation.  And thanks, Sir Richard.

Style? Substance? Both? Or Neither?

Something to cause lots of arguments in coffeehouses and dinner parties this weekend:  Style or Substance?  20 Visually Stunning Movies that Go For Broke.  Zack Snyder has two on the list, so you can use that as a clue as to the types of movies that are discussed.

So How Does Spielberg Do It, Anyway?

Here’s how:  the techniques of a long career explained in 12 minutes.

Interesting to note, Spielberg has said that before he embarks on any project, he always watches John Ford’s The Searchers.

(h/t:  American Digest)