Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) is truly mesmorizing in his portrayal of Elton John in the bio-fantasy musical Rocketman. Ahh, but the music, though. Crocodile Rock! Saturday Night’s Allright for Fighting! I’m Still Standing! And… and…. Oh, who are we kidding? The real star of the movie is the costumes! All 85 of them, …
Month: June 2020
“Dear friend…” Those two words were written, or rather, typed, by the young and troubled protagonist of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Charlie, as he journals and faces an uncertain and anxiety-filled future, that way most incoming high school freshmen do. The “friend” was an unknown. “You could write about us.” And with those …
Why is a movie called a movie?
It’s short for moving pictures, bunches of still images moving so, so fast – 24 frames per second, in most cases – that it fools the eye. An Illusion. MAGIC.
And it has the power to move us.