The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same...Unfortunately

Bruce on the loose! Check out the episode of the Cineverse podcast where we discuss Bob Fosse’s 1974 biopic of controversial comic Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman and Valerie Perrine. Its themes of free speech and comedy are all too timely in an age of endless trigger warnings, hypersensitive special snowflakes and the ever more repugnant growth of a cancel culture that either seeks to silence unpopular opinions or intimidate people into self-censorship. https://www.cineversegroup.com/2022/06/bruce-on-loose.html

Discussing "About Elly" on the Cineverse Podcast

Where does the time keep going? I’ll be updating a series of links to discussions we’ve had about a great collection of films on the Cineverse podcast. This is an episode where we dive into the mystery “About Elly,” from Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi. A group of friends goes on a vacation at a run-down resort…and one of them disappears. The tension, anger, and paranoia keep building and building in this outstanding sociocultural thriller. 

https://www.cineversegroup.com/.../about-elly-is-about-as...

Win a free copy of FATAL POSE!

Check this out! Get a chance to win a free book!! I am running a contest on Goodreads.com to give away signed copies of my award-winning mystery FATAL POSE. 

So give it a shot! You love to read, inflation’s out of control and everything’s insanely expensive, so put a free book on your summer reading list!!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61410573-fatal-pose

 

Find "The Lady Vanishes" on the Cineverse podcast!

For any fans of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock should be required viewing. Called the master of suspense for a good reason, his films demonstrate the exact science of what creates tension, anxiety, and edge-of-your seat suspense. While the apex of his career created classics like “Shadow of a Doubt,” “Rear Window,” “North by Northwest,” “Vertigo,” and “Psycho,” just to make a few, it’s interesting to take a look at some of his earlier work as well and see the development of the signature Hitchcock style. We did exactly that on a recent episode of the Cineverse podcast, discussing “The Lady Vanishes,” Hitchcock’s penultimate British film before producer David O. Selznick brought him to Hollywood. Check out our discussion right here.

"Sing Street" on the Cineverse Podcast

So far the film I enjoyed seeing the most in 2022 was this Irish comedy/teen love story “Sing Street” from 2016 we discussed on a recent episode of the Cineverse podcast. No superheroes, the Jedis, no CGI, no baby Yodas, no dinosaurs! You’ve already seen that 10,000 times! So just check out this funny, moving, underdogs-against-the-odds story about a group of geeky teenagers forming a band in 1980s Dublin. And with some great 80s music to boot!

Safety Last!

The silent comedy masterpiece with Harold Lloyd! I challenge anyone to watch this film and not laugh out loud or hang on the edge of their seat during the iconic building-climbing scene. And check out our discussion on the Cineverse podcast.

"A Royal Affair" on the Cineverse Podcast

This is a link to another recent episode of the Cineverse podcast I took part in, where we discussed the historical love story, “A Royal Affair.” Interesting seeing favorite Hollywood villain Mads Mikkelsen and “The Man from UNCLE” film’s Alicia Vikander in this Danish drama based on a real love triangle between the mentally ill king Christian VII, his wife Caroline and his doctor Johann Struensee.