Author Archives: Bob Hill

When I originally saw the trailer for James Franco’s Child of God, I thought, Wow! They just might need to nominate that film for an Academy Award. Six months later, having seen the film, I think they just might need … Read More

“We’re all familiar with road movies: not Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney in Two For the Road, but two men on the lam from this or that, lots of chase scenes. The geography of the country is always a good … Read More

“As of this morning, your missing card has run up a little over $3,300 in new charges, leaving you with an available balance of negative 36.” “Do you ever think you’ll stop?” “Do you remember telling my sister to go … Read More

4 Minute Mile is a silly movie, despite the benefit of some worthwhile acting. Richard Jenkins is fantastic (I mean, when he is not?) and (male lead) Kelly Blatz has got some Christian-Bale thing going on. Yet, alas, these two … Read More

Is there any street name in Manhattan more intimate-sounding than Little West 12th? I would venture to say that there is not. And yet, Little West 12th Street has been up to some mighty corporate things lately – part of … Read More

Twenty minutes into Vincente Minnelli’s 1952 classic The Bad & The Beautiful, Kirk Douglas – portraying a budding Hollywood producer – poses the question, “What scares the human race more than any other single thing?” While the real answer is … Read More

“When we talk about personal expression I’m often reminded of [Elia] Kazan’s film America America – the story of his uncle’s journey from Anitolia to America; the story of so many immigrants who came to this country from a very, … Read More

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Spike Lee is a New York City director known for writing and directing several of the greatest summer movies of all-time – lyrics poems that ooze of place and culture. The setting: One or all of New York City’s big-five … Read More

“That’s what you’ve to tell yourself, to completely relax, able to see everything that’s going on, your sense of anticipation is sharp. That can’t happen unless you relax. A man who’s worrying about getting hit is not going to have … Read More