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John Funk
Apr 30, 20221 min read
KUBRICK ON KUBRICK.
Stanley Kubrick is one of my favorite filmmakers. One of his great observations is that filmmaking is at its heart, problem solving. How...
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John Funk
Apr 30, 20221 min read
Worldbuilding GODS OF EGYPT.
I'm very fond of Alex Proyas, his work, and his team. Alex is responsible for DARK CITY and I, ROBOT, films I argue are some of the best...
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John Funk
Apr 18, 20221 min read
THE NORTHMAN is Hollywood at its best.
It's unfortunate Hollywood doesn't allow more voices like Eggers to create art, but I'm very much looking forward to seeing this....
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John Funk
Mar 1, 20221 min read
THE BATMAN Soundtrack is my Theme Music!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlZkpUUM-Rk Michael Giacchino is a genius. It's always good to see talent rewarded. Our motto at JFP is,...
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John Funk
Feb 18, 20221 min read
Yep, I'm excited for NOPE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In8fuzj3gck
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John Funk
Jan 30, 20221 min read
Something wicked and beautiful.
Joel Coen's THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH is a love letter to Orson Welles's 1948 version, but offers us something new in this take. Gorgeous...
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John Funk
May 29, 20211 min read
Great, new, "Pregnancy Horror" Picture.... "by" A24!
Check it out below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z4_L5kNn_8
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John Funk
May 29, 20219 min read
THE ANKLER - Fascinating Article.... See below.
Still thinking the business is just going to snap right back in a few months? Back to 1997, maybe? It's hard even to add up the toll...
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John Funk
May 21, 20211 min read
THE GREEN KNIGHT
The new take on the Arthurian classic by David Lowery and A24 looks to be one of the most exciting films of the year, and very similar in...
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John Funk
Mar 1, 20211 min read
The 78th Golden Globes - Day After Recap.
The Globes were held last night, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in Beverly Hills and New York respectively. As it's the era of...
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John Funk
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Oscar Fodder MANK.
David Fincher's MANK, (available to stream now on Netflix), is a beautiful film about the true story behind the writing of cinemas...
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John Funk
Dec 11, 20202 min read
BLOOD OF ZEUS - one of the best adaptations of the Greek mythological world.
Originally titled, GODS AND HEROES, the same team behind CASTLEVANIA has created an original story, based on classic tropes. Zeus, the...
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John Funk
Nov 22, 20201 min read
Sci-Fi gets an UPGRADE.
I've had UPGRADE on my list of films to watch for awhile now, and got to it this weekend. This $5M masterpiece by the writer of SAW,...
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John Funk
Nov 8, 20201 min read
Oscar bait MANK by David Fincher is beautiful filmmaking.
The new film by David Fincher about alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish writing CITIZEN KANE, looks to be a...
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John Funk
Oct 10, 20201 min read
SCREAMFEST 2020 - A bloody good time.
Screamfest, the worlds largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States, had its opening night on Tuesday, October...
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John Funk
Sep 26, 20203 min read
Welcome to the world of TENET.
Christopher Nolan's TENET is his 2020 action thriller / science fiction film about an unnamed CIA agent, "The Protagonist" played by John...
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John Funk
Jul 22, 20202 min read
THE INVISIBLE MAN - Invisible horrors of the modern age.
Johnny Depp was attached to star in the titular role of The Invisible Man, but after 2017’s THE MUMMY did not deliver at the box office,...
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John Funk
Jul 1, 20202 min read
Why does it only have a 56% on Rotten Tomatoes?!
Pitched as the one of the most controversial films of the year because of it's release delay and timely, topical satire of the US culture...
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John Funk
Dec 3, 20191 min read
QUEEN & SLIM - Being black in America.
What it's like being black in America is deftly adapted to the big screen by director Melina Matsoukas in one of my favorite films of the...
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