Costume dramas were essential during the early days of the studio system. Expensive to produce, their returns at the box office were always reliable. Perhaps it is their window to the past that we all wish to look through. Are we not all historians carrying the scroll of our lives hoping someone will read it? Read more about “THE FAVOURITE” IS A COSTUME DRAMA THAT STINGS | REVIEW | NATHAN ROBERT BLACKBURN[…]
Nathan and Scotty discuss “The Favourite”, starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz. This gripping 18th century tale is chock full of backstabbing, lies, betrayal, and we loved every bit of it. A film this good only comes along once per year. This episode is sponsored by Philz Coffee. Download this week’s Read more about Four Seasons of Film Podcast | The Favourite[…]
Reviews: A Star Is Born, The Other Side of the Wind | Crap Night: The Grinch | Plus: Fall Lightning Round, Time for Trailers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 30, 2018— The fearless observers of cinema and eternal champions of independent filmmakers everywhere continue their creative journey next month by making the jump to the small screen. Celebrating 5 years of pioneering roundtable discussions with their audio podcast (of same name), filmmakers Nathan Robert Blackburn, Scotty Brown, and sidekick Andydrogynous Read more about PRESS RELEASE | “FOUR SEASONS OF FILM” MAKES JUMP TO SMALL SCREEN, POPULAR AUDIO PODCAST, NOW VIDEO, DEBUTS DEC. 6, EXCLUSIVELY ON VIMEO[…]
It will be difficult if Green Book is absent during awards season this year. The film about a working-class Italian-American bouncer driving an African-American classical pianist on a tour through the 1960s American South, touches every emotion the human brain is capable of feeling. The film’s major success is in it’s tone and we can thank director Peter Read more about “GREEN BOOK” INVOKES AN UNBREAKABLE SMILE | REVIEW | NATHAN ROBERT BLACKBURN[…]
Nathan and Scotty discuss “Green Book”, directed by Peter Farrelly. The film about a working-class Italian-American bouncer driving an African-American classical pianist on a tour through the 1960s American South, touches every emotion the human brain is capable of feeling. One of the year’s best films! Plus, Andydrogynous recounts his famous “Peter Farrelly” story. This Read more about Four Seasons of Film Podcast | Green Book[…]
Happy Thanksgiving, from the Four Seasons of Film! Enjoy your turkey with a side of Pauly Shore as Nathan and Scotty share their thoughts on his Thanksgiving classic, “Son in Law (1993)”. Check out this episode!
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is not the movie I expected. Having given up on trailer-watching and synopsis-gazing, I try to live a spoiler-free life. The Coen Brothers have the uncanny ability to constantly reinvent genres while never reinventing themselves. With True Grit (2010) they tackled the Western genre head-on and delivered a John Wayne movie for the new millennium: Read more about “THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS” IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL WESTERN | REVIEW | NATHAN ROBERT BLACKBURN[…]