The Diversified, Decades-Long Hollywood Flight of Howard Hawks
There are no shortages of great Hollywood directors, but Howard Hawks stands above them. No othe...
25 Years Later And Groundhog Day Is Still Comedy Gold
"Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today... the...
2018's Brilliantly Rendered Batch
Once again, ShortsHD is bringing this year’s batch of Oscar nominated Live Action and Animated Short Films to a global audien...
An International Batch of Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
Once again, ShortsHD is bringing this year’s batch of Oscar nominated Live Action and Animated Sho...
Nobody's Perfect, but Some are Closer Than Others, Filmmaking-wise
In the early 2000s I was producing a radio show that had Richard Dreyfuss on as a guest. As...
A Night of Discussion, Criticism and Cultural Consideration
Free Event, January 26th, 7:00pm, Grace & Peace Fellowship
Join a cadre of ZekeFilm contributo...
A Risky Year Pays Off!
My brother says that I say this every year but for reals, "This was a fantastic year for film!" There were some risks taken that totally...
Shining a Light on the Greatest Cinematographer Working Today.
Roger Deakins is widely considered to be the best cinematographer working today. He is an artis...
The miracle of the movies has long been said to be not the way they wrangle and conform all preexisting means of artistic expression into one mass medium, b...
Welcome To Fright Night... For Real!
This year a major milestone happened for me. As you might already know, I am a scaredy cat when it comes to horror films a...
“I love sitting too close to the screen. I want to leave "The Fast and the Furious" and drive entirely too fast. I want to be so obsessed with "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" that I paint my laundry room to look like a Bolivian bordello. (True Story!) And when Tom Hanks says “Earn This” in "Saving Private Ryan" I want to make him proud!” Krystal lives in Bloomington Illinois, where she pursues community development and art.
