So once again, the year has drawn to a close and another insanely good batch of art has been released. Vinyl sales have gone up and as usual, CD sales have gone down with digital downloads just kind of normalizing. The music industry’s change seems to be slowing down somewhat: concerts are still big money,…
Oh Halloween, how we all love thee. Everyone’s favorite holiday is upon us once more, where men dress as gross as possible and women dress as slutty as possible. And as the night comes upon us, horror movies are fired up all over the world in hopes that the piss will be scared out of…
Recently, Sight and Sound magazine took a poll of filmmakers, asking them what they thought were the greatest films of all time. They polled over 350 directors with the Ozu film Tokyo Story taking the #1 spot (based on an average). Below, you will find 5 of the biggest participating filmmakers’ lists. Woody Allen “Bicycle…
Chris Marker, a wildly influential French filmmaker/poet, has sadly passed away at the age of 91. His most well known work is the 1962 short film La Jetée, a mind bending science fiction story told exclusively through amazing photography. Chris Marker’s films have been generally seen as filmic essays, in the sense that he told…
Noted screenwriter and director Nora Ephron has sadly passed away at the age of 71 from complications for a treatment for leukemia. She was also a noted essaying, playwright, novelist and journalist. She was famous for writing memorable and edgy romantic comedies that featured strong and interesting characters, especially in regard to female leading roles….
Since I was recently asked by someone to name my top 5 favorite albums of all time, I thought it would share it with you fine readers! We’re all music lovers here, right? Before I start, I should mention that I am a huge 60’s aficionado and part of the reason is because I truly…
So, The Avengers opened this weekend in the US, not sure if you heard about it but…it absolutely killed the box office. It had the biggest opening weekend of all time with $200.3 million dollars in the bank, had a 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes and an A+ CinemaScore from audience members leaving the theater….
I was recently able to take a trip out to Riviera Maya, Mexico for about 5 days in the middle of April. This was the first time I had actually flown into a different country so I was definitely intrigued to walk the land and take in the sights and sounds of a new place….
© 2020 Ryan Estabrooks. All Rights Reserved.
