Cool Material has published their list of The Best Movies from A-Z. There are a lot of fantastic movies on that list, many of which I loves, though there are also others I don't and these sorts of lists always makes me wonder how they were compiled and what criteria they used and what sorts of debates went down among the editors as they narrowed ( Read more... )

I'm a huge fan of horror movies and I love seeing behind the scenes of how movies are made, so it's no surprise that I would totally dig Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror, by Jason Zinoman. The book presents a history of how filmmakers, such as Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, ( Read more... )

2011 Round Up - Highlight of the year was definitely my trip to Australia. Travel is one of the great bonuses of my job and that trip was amazing ( Read more... )