Powerful Stories Reveal The American Heart
"You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story." Anthony d...
When the Movies Turn Their Cameras Upon Themselves...
We all know it. Hollywood is perhaps the most narcissistic industry ever created by narcissistic man. As ...
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...
"There Is No New Thing Under The Sun."
Directed by Raoul Peck / 2016
From the beginning, let me be clear. I won't do this extraordinary piece of art justice...
With A Thankful Heart...
Oh 2016, you were an interesting one to watch. You introduced us to characters like Swiss Army Man, Ricky Baker and Florence Foster Je...
Kirk Douglas at 100: Tough Guys Never Die
Before Bruce Campbell, before Jay Leno, Kirk Douglas wielded the most famous chin in show business. He can also safel...
She Did The Mash, She Did The Monster Mash...
It was a long week at summer camp. As a camp counselor I had to deal with teen hormones, falls from bunk beds and...
Unanimously Overturning Fraud at the Box Office
The greatest boon to American political films came, oh, some four score and eight years ago, when movie studios...
Studio-Era Hollywood's Still-Beguiling Screen Sphinx
“There just aren't any faces like that any more. Well, maybe one – Garbo.”
From evocative titles for sile...
From One North Augusta Girl To Another... Thank You!
DIRECTOR: BARBARA KOPPLE / 2016
I decided to go see a movie by myself last Friday night. I see tons of ...
“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.
