http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair RSS Feed for Director's Chair en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:54:57 GMT 2009-10-14T12:54:57Z en-us http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/64204777.html I've been giving a lot of thought to the act of watching films lately; where and how we watch the films we see. Here, I take a look at what we've given up due to cost or convenience. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:54:57 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/64204777.html 2009-10-14T12:54:57Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/59452417.html In case I don't survive the coming Holocaust of zombies...I wanted to leave behind a crib sheet that will help you keep your head, literally, when the dead begin to walk the Earth! Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:50:53 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/59452417.html 2009-09-16T12:50:53Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/51481332.html Some of you have asked what it's like to study film. In this Director's Chair, I share a peek inside Screen Studies and the importance of examining the media we as a culture create Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:34:00 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/51481332.html 2009-07-23T12:34:00Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/50237347.html And a blue corvette And everything is blue for him... It's all about the Blu at my house 'cause we've got a Blu-Ray Player...finally! Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:55:36 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/50237347.html 2009-07-08T17:55:36Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/48873427.html Two of the best from last year finally make it into my DVD player. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Reader. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:07:46 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/48873427.html 2009-06-23T14:07:46Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/46232117.html Last weekend, the wife and I were able to sneak away for a few days to catch some movies. Since I don’t get to see may films in the theatre lately, I wanted to cram as many movies into a two-day weekend as I could. And with the summer blockbuster season upon us, this is a great time to do so. While in Lexington, we wanted to catch “Wolverine,” the new “Star Trek” and “Angels & Demons.” Wed, 27 May 2009 13:42:12 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/46232117.html 2009-05-27T13:42:12Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/44979562.html As I sat down into a broken recliner to watch Milk, I was more than a little cautious. Not due to the space shuttle launch position my chair often put me in. No, I just didn't think I would like this film. I’d had it for over two weeks and for several reasons never got around to putting it in the player Thu, 14 May 2009 13:49:19 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/44979562.html 2009-05-14T13:49:19Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/44795317.html As a rule, remakes are inferior to the originals. That’s not to say that later films in a franchise can’t be better than the first of the series, however. The Dark Knight, X-Men 2, The Godfather 2, The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Trek 2: The Wraith of Kahn all exceed the films that preceded them. But it is with the remaking of a film that something goes wrong, and nowhere is this more evident than in the sickeningly awful redux of The Day the Earth Stood Still! Tue, 12 May 2009 17:34:57 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/44795317.html 2009-05-12T17:34:57Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/43171732.html Some movies are so bad that they cross the point of sucktatude and become great. Gymkata is not one of those films. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:20:18 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/43171732.html 2009-04-17T13:20:18Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/42256717.html In the immortal words of those kooky Brits known as Monty Python, “And now for something completely different. In this edition of DC, I though we'd look at my latest project. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:43:42 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/directorschair/42256717.html 2009-04-01T12:43:42Z