By Thomas M. Puhr. At a time when genre film has reached new heights of creativity and daring, audiences deserve so much more from one of the greatest directors….” The story goes that Stanley Kubrick, in the early stages of adapting The Shining, phoned Stephen King one morning to expound […]
Love and Frustration: Joseph McBride on I Loved Movies, But… and the Evolution of Film Education
By Jonathan Monovich. I’ve had good luck in my career by following my own interests/impulses. If you’re an ambulance chaser, you’re not going to be successful.” Born into a large Irish-Catholic family, Joseph McBride was raised by two newspaper reporters. Naturally, McBride followed in his parents’ footsteps to become a […]