Why we get the movies we do

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Bill Wren

Ignoring artistic merit for the moment, let’s look at movies strictly from the financial point of view. From what I can tell (and I’m no accountant), your best ROI (return on investment) is low budget. That seems to make intuitive … Read more →

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Catching up on a Monday

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Bill Wren

I get busier as the week goes along with it peaking on Friday and Saturday, so I’ve fallen a bit behind in tracking the Top Ten films of 1968 over at Britannica Blog. Last Thursday it was Truffaut’s Stolen Kisses, … Read more →

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A swing and a miss

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Bill Wren

I’m batting 0 for 2 now as far as the Top Movies of 1968 go, over on the Britannica Blog. Number 9 is up and it’s Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet. While I have seen it, I recall it only … Read more →

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Movies seen (and not)

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Bill Wren

It’s felicitous, and perhaps there’s something in the way the planets are aligned, that the top ten list Raymond Benson is presenting on Britannica Blog is focused on 1968 since I seem to be taken up with movies from the late sixties/early … Read more →

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So, what are the top movies of 1968?

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Bill Wren

Over at Britannica Blog, Raymond Benson is going to go through his picks for the top films of 1968, “… that tumultuous year.” My problem with making up such a list is I can’t remember what movies are from what … Read more →

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