[3] In Martin Brest’s film, Scent of a Woman [4] (1992), Pacino’s Frank Slade rants and rages and behaves badly at every opportunity. He’s bitter about being blind, probably alcoholic and makes life miserable for the long-suffering sister who takes care of him.
[6] Adore him or abhor him, Mel Gibson [7] is the reason to see Jody Foster’s The Beaver [8]. As Walter Black, a toy company executive sliding into a paralyzing world of depression, Gibson registers a degree of mental anguish that is shocking.
[10] Shaun of the Dead [11] is one of the most successful examples of a horror subgenre known as the “zomcom [12]” — short for zombie comedy.
[14] The following famous names from film have all published their own life stories. All you have to do is match the author with the book. And if you can pinpoint the year of publication, you’re a better movie geek than I am.
[16] The Magnificent Obsession [17] is Hollywood hyper-melodrama at its greatest and also the most ridiculous movie ever made. A solid case can be made for both of these viewpoints.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/Film+Blog/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-scent-woman-1992
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+title:%22Scent+of+a+Woman%22
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14846#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/new-dvd-shelves-beaver-2011
[7] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154/
[8] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+author:%22Mel+Gibson%22+title:%22The+Beaver%22
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14833#comment-form
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-shaun-dead-2004
[11] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+title:%22Shaun+of+the+Dead%22
[12] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_comedy
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14830#comment-form
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/movie-quiz-its-all-about-me
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14718#comment-form
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-magnificent-obsession-1954
[17] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+title:%22Magnificent+Obsession%22
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14716#comment-form
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=54
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=51
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=52
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=53
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=56
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=57
[26] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=58
[27] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=59
[28] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=62
