Broadcast News
Broadcast News (1987) has always been my favorite James L. Brooks movie. I love the characters, the wit, and the commentary on journalistic ethics. Brooks can get sentimental but, in… Read more »
Tag: Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Albert Brooks and Rob Reiner have been best friends since high school. They are both the sons of prominent comedians who followed in their fathers’ footsteps and went on to… Read more »
Drive
Any cinephile on social media has seen Nicolas Winding Refn teasing an upcoming 4K Ultra-HD release of Drive (2011). I remember when Drive came out that I didn’t expect it… Read more »
Modern Romance
Albert Brooks’ second feature film Modern Romance (1981) is a satire unlike few others in popular cinema. As the title suggests, Brooks’ has honed his comical eye on the conventions of… Read more »
Real Life
Consider the films of Woody Allen; he is a filmmaker who expresses, in his efforts toward self-awareness, the importance of his own intellectual credentials and his own filmic knowledge in… Read more »
