Author Archives: Bob Hill

The primary difference between Terrence Malick’s early work and his later work (i.e., post-20-year hiatus) is that both of his early films were immaculately-conceived, highly-engaging narratives, whereas all of his later films were only the former. And yet, you kind … Read More … Read More

“By not revising what you’ve already written you simply give the reader the actual workings of your mind during the writing itself: you confess your thoughts about events in your own unchangeable way. Well, look, did you ever hear a … Read More

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“There’s a perfectly good medium for directors, and it’s called film. TV is a writer’s medium. I am chauvinistic toward writing because that’s where I came from. And when executives get excited about getting a superstar movie director to direct … Read More

Baz Luhrmann certainly does know how to throw a party. And it is for this reason that the question on every critic’s lips leading up to the release of Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby was whether the film would be all pomp, and … Read More … Read More

If 1969 was the height of counterculture revolution in this country, then 1963 was the year when matters began shifting into high gear. This was the year when The Beatles released their first album and Bob Dylan released his second; … Read More

It’s an age-old premise, the notion that all’s the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players. But it’s earned increased relevance given the transparent zeitgeist we live in, driven – in large part – by an … Read More … Read More

Here’s the thing about Chilean director Nicolas Lopez’s new movie, Aftershock – it commits to an integral twist about 35 minutes into the film, and – from that point forward – it does not back down from even the most … Read More … Read More

“Is there a difference between cinema and movies? Yeah. If I were on Team America, I’d say, ‘Fuck, yeah.’ The simplest way I can describe it is that a movie is something you see, and cinema is something that’s made. … Read More

Enduring legends are not only immune to exaggeration, they actually draw increased power from the wide variance of every subsequent retelling. In that tradition, F. Scott’s Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby continues to evolve nearly a full century down the line. … Read More … Read More