Greta Garbo: Her Unique Legacy

September 05, 2019 in Collections

Greta Garbo’s film career happened long before the rise of modern American feminism, so for me, she is a sort of proto-feminist, particularly in her choice of roles. She always played complicated, interesting, and powerful women, as we’ll see below. Her body of work merits another look (or in many cases, a first look). If you’ve never seen a Garbo movie, here are the ones from the DVD.com catalog that I recommend you check out. She is utterly compelling, beautiful, and strong in every one of these—and defiantly herself.

Hollywood’s Greatest Year: 1939

February 27, 2019 in Collections

The year of 1939 is often cited as Hollywood’s greatest year. And, as films released that year turn 80, there are a few that are usually touted – Gone with the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, The Women (you can rent all of these on DVD Netflix)!

However, there are so many excellent films released in 1939 that you need to make sure they all are included in your viewing. Here are several you can find on DVD Netflix that will help you see why this year is so special:

My Screenwriting Heroes

January 03, 2018 in Collections

Back in the late 1990s, I was a writer on an tremendously forgettable sitcom that was filmed on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank. This involved being in the vicinity of such big stars as: Clint Eastwood, George Clooney, and Francis Ford Coppola. which was pretty cool and all, but then I heard something that really made my eyes widen and sent shivers down my spine. A guy who worked on the lot told me that the office I was in was once the office of the Epstein brothers. Whoa. Philip and Julius Epstein. Here’s the Who? on the Epsteins, along with several more of my screenwriting heroes.

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