For whatever reason, be it a deep-seated desire to act, a lack of a casting budget, or just “if you want something done right, do it yourself”, many directors at some point in their careers have stepped out from behind the camera to act. This is typically in a smaller, cameo role, and often with [...]
Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Directors’ Cameos in Films
April 3rd, 2008 37 Comments
Tags: Akira Kurosawa · Akira Kurosawa's Dreams · Alfred Hitchcock · Apocalypse Now · Bob Balaban · cameo role · Chinatown · Close Encounters of the Third Kind · Dustin Hoffman · Francis Ford Coppola · Francois Truffaut · John Landis · M. Night Shyamalan · Martin Scorsese · Mel Gibson · Oliver Stone · Pulp Fiction · Quentin Tarantino · Robert DeNiro · Roman Polanski · Signs · Steven Spielberg · Sydney Pollack · Taxi Driver · The Blues Brothers · The Doors · Tootsie
When the Dead Dream: Films Inspired by ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’
March 23rd, 2008 2 Comments
This article may reveal crucial plot-specific details of the movies being discussed. Read at your own risk!
Is it possible to cheat death, and escape into an alternate world in the final moments of our existence? In doing so, what are the consequences? We look at a few films where the protagonists did exactly that, and [...]
Tags: Adrian Lyne · Ambrose Bierce · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Brazil · Carnival of Souls · Donnie Darko · Emilio Estevez · Ewan McGregor · Jacob's Ladder · Jake Gyllenhaal · Johnathan Pryce · Martin Scorsese · Michael Palin · Recurring Themes · Robert DeNiro · Ryan Gosling · SPOILER ALERT! · Stay · Terry Gilliam · The Last Temptation of Christ · twist ending · Wisdom