‘Footloose’ — ‘Let’s Hear it for the Boy’
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:46 pm
One more treat from the original Footloose
Great Movie Moments: ‘The Apostle’ — Billy Bob Thornton Wants to Bulldoze a Church
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 8:00 am
As I wrote earlier, my new book, which should be out by the end of the year, is about some of my favorite movie moments. I’m having a lot of fun writing about them but one thing I can’t do in a book is post the clips, so I’m going to post some of them here. This is from “The Apostle.” Robert Duvall wrote, directed, and stars in the story of a flawed man of faith who starts a church in a poor community. In this scene, Billy Bob Thornton’s character, who is offended by a church with both black and white worshippers, arrives with a bulldozer to knock the church down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BadaTb1qhZI
Great Movie Moments: ‘The Company’s’ “My Funny Valentine”
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 8:00 am
My new book, which should be out by the end of the year, is about some of my favorite movie moments. I’m having a lot of fun writing about them but one thing I can’t do in a book is post the clips, so I’m going to post some of them here. This is from Robert Altman’s lovely film about ballet, “The Company,” starring Neve Campbell (a real-life former dancer who co-produced).
In this scene, Campbell and one of the other dancers perform a pas de deux to Rodgers and Hart’s “My Funny Valentine” at an outdoor venue. A rainstorm begins. The audience puts up umbrellas, the musicians scramble to keep their music from flying away, and the dance keeps going.
Labor Day Tribute to Norma Rae and the Woman Who Inspired Her
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:30 am
Sally Field won an Oscar for her performance as Norma Rae, inspired by the real-life Crystal Lee Sutton. She died in 2009 of brain cancer following a fight with her insurance company to get the treatment she needed. Her papers are at Alamance Community College, where she received certification as a nurse’s assistant.
Movie Clips Online
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:00 am
The Movie Clips website is not a place to visit if there is someplace you have to be.
It is, however, a fabulous resource for watching favorite clips and discovering new ones. It’s a genius idea. They have actual human beings selecting and coding some of the greatest movie moments ever so that you can go look for your favorite movie by title or you can look up clips by tags from genre to star to subject matter. mood, prop, action, era, or check out their cool supercuts mash-ups on topics like birthdays, weddings, sales pitches and job interviews.
It’s still in beta. They have some odd restrictions. They can’t show certain logos and some performers will not allow them to use particular clips. But they are adding more all the time and working on some great partnerships to make it easier to share your favorites.