Søren Hough My earliest memories of Gene Wilder exist in a land of pure imagination. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was consummate entertainment as a child. The effects were colorful and fun, the subject matter was candy and the adventure was exciting, strange and engrossing. And leading us through this world was an eccentric but ultimately […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Acting “Master” Class
The late Philip Seymour Hoffman was without question one of the greatest actors of his generation. Through his performances, he provided the ideal model of what a good screen actor should be. As with any actor, much of that quality came from the directors he worked with. But I would argue that his performances go […]
Remembering Robin Williams
I am leaning on the register. It’s a slow day at work, so I check my phone. There’s a message in my Sketch 22 thread that stops me. I start scanning the internet, hoping to find something to tell me it isn’t true. But I only find confirmation. I stare at Entertainment Weekly’s short breaking […]
Roger Ebert Changed My Life With Butter and Salt
I was in the midst of learning to run an enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) when I heard the news about Roger Ebert’s passing. And if I am being completely honest, it shattered me. The nation had lost one of its best writers, the industry had lost a giant, and I had lost my North Star. […]
Stanley Kubrick: Iconographic King
An elevator door opens to reveal a river of blood. A bone tossed into the sky by a monkey becomes a space station. A young droog kicks and beats an old man to the tune of Singin’ in the Rain. A crazed aircraft commander rides a nuclear bomb like a rodeo cowboy. An over-the-top drill […]
