25 Favorite Films: Stagecoach (1939)

Very rarely does one shot of a movie change the entire landscape of the industry. That’s what happens though early in John Ford’s Stagecoach. As the titular vehicle is in the early stages of its journey it stops as a sudden figure signals for them. What happens next will change the landscape of cinema forever.

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Books on Film

My last job had a lot of downtime which meant a lot of reading. Luckily there is an endless trove of books to read on the subject of film. Here are a few samples of some of the best I read. Also, I noticed that most of these choices are from the birth to the golden age of Hollywood. Seems like a happy accident but it is also a good way to learn what came before in today’s age of filmmaking. Continue reading