There’s a reason Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of the most adapted stories of all time, more so than Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, or Superman. The reason is simple — It’s a perfect example of dramatic storytelling. Its three-act structure is personified by three ghosts representing the past, present, and future, which in turn […]
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HOW THE DICKENS DID YOU SCROOGE UP A CHRISTMAS CAROL?!
December 24th, 2013 
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SUPERHEROES UNMASKED (and the fanboys who hate them) PART 2
October 31st, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo Happy Halloween! There’s no better day than today to follow-up on Superheroes Unmasked Part 1. Haven’t read that P-Booth yet? Click here and then click back. Movie stars never play Superman. They may become stars after the fact, but first they’re plucked from obscurity to inherit the red cape (and some fall back into obscurity […]
SUPERHEROES UNMASKED (and the fanboys who love them) PART 1
October 4th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo Whenever books or plays are adapted to film, something gets modified along the way. To exist in another medium, things have to change. It’s the nature of the beast. Otherwise a 1,000 page Stephen King novel would turn into a 10-hour movie. Same rule applies to comic books, the new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. being just […]
THE 48-HOUR FILMMAKING SURVIVAL GUIDE
September 19th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo A while back I was possessed by Spielberg’s blend of “courage and stupidity” to compete in a competition wherein contestants had to write, shoot, edit, and deliver an entire short film in 48 hours. It was thrilling and exhausting, at times it was frustrating, but my team and I did it. We didn’t win […]
BEYOND THE THRESHOLD OF DISBELIEF
September 12th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo “No #!%?ing way can anyone outrun a boulder without losing his hat!” That was my dad’s reaction to the first 15 minutes of the first Indiana Jones film. The first Indiana Jones film! Hearts plucked out of living victims. Centuries-old knights guarding Holy Grails. Escaping nuclear explosions in fridges. My dad never even made it […]
PROJECTIONS FOR THE PROJECTION BOOTH
September 5th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo Welcome to The Projection Booth! What is The Projection Booth? Good question. Before uncovering the answer, let’s examine some definitions.
Downtown Cinema (with Malone) Reviews HONDO (Blu-Ray Review)
June 9th, 2012 Malone Hollywood loves pretty boys, but every once in a while a real man’s man comes around. Burt Reynolds. Charles Bronson. Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood. These guys certainly weren’t your modern Ben Affleck types, Doc. But when I think of a “man” there’s one who stood head and shoulders over his contemporaries as the very […]
