I am an animation guy. My career has been spent working for animation studios, I have a Masters Degree in animation from the University of Southern California, and I’ve always believed that animation is the purist form of film making. That said, I haven’t blogged a ton on this site about animation or animated films. …
Category: BSsentials
BSsentials: Back to the Future
Back to the Future really is an exceptional film. Perhaps it doesn’t have the gravitas or social commentary that other films have, but it is an exceptionally crafted film with a brilliantly developed story and characters who are likable and easy to engage with and root for. I’ve heard several screenwriters interviewed where they claim …
BSsentials: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a truly great film. How many of you remember that it was actually nominated for Best Picture? Well, it was, and I can make a strong case that it should have beaten Chariots of Fire, which took the award home on Oscar night. Raiders is more entertaining than Chariots, …
BSsentials: A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is my personal favorite film and one of the two films that I feel are as close to perfect as films can get. Casablanca is the other, and you can click here to read my thoughts on that film from my Best Picture series. I understand that A Clockwork Orange can be …