Dir. Frank Darabont. Starring Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, Bob Gunton The first piece of writing about writing which I can recall reading is Orson Scott Card’s introduction to his own novel, Ender’s Game. (This is before Card made that hard right turn that so many of the novelists who are influential to young adults seem to… Read More The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
In this episode, Matt and I wind up the Better than AFI’s Top 100 project that has taken up a lot of my time and effort over the past few months. We discuss the poll that thirty-seven (whoo!) different folks voted on; the results are below, next to the corresponding rank of the movie on… Read More Baumann and Burch, Episode 37: You Guys Voted in Seven Spielberg Movies
You can read up on the basis for this series here, and also find links to other posts in the series. Movies I’ve reviewed on this site have a link in the title which you can follow to read my full review. 10) Once Upon a Time in America (1984), directed by Sergio Leone. Once… Read More 100 Exceptional American Movies in 10 Genres: Location, 10-6
Seeing Things Secondhand 