Too many films have drawn inspiration from 1979’s Alien over the years, including countless C-list rip-offs not worth mentioning. The newest is actually an A-list production entitled…… Read more “New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: The Claustrophobic “Underwater” Doesn’t Go Deep Enough”
Category: The Establishing Shot
New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Passion and Art Collide in the Exquisite “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the newest film from French writer/director Celine Sciamma, is one of the more unique love stories of the 2019 movie season.…… Read more “New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Passion and Art Collide in the Exquisite “Portrait of a Lady on Fire””
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “PARASITE” AND “KNIVES OUT” SCORE BIG AT THE 4TH ANNUAL CHICAGO INDIE CRITICS AWARDS
Last night, on Saturday, January 4th, the Chicago Indie Critics held their annual film awards ceremony at the Cards Against Humanity Theater at 1551 W. Homer Street…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “PARASITE” AND “KNIVES OUT” SCORE BIG AT THE 4TH ANNUAL CHICAGO INDIE CRITICS AWARDS”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: JEFF YORK’S PICKS FOR THE 10 BEST FILMS OF 2019
Original caricature by Jeff York of the cast of PARASITE (copyright 2019) The latter half of this year was so chock full of excellent films, I knew…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: JEFF YORK’S PICKS FOR THE 10 BEST FILMS OF 2019”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: MY 10 FAVORITE IMAGES FROM FILMS IN 2019
Every year at this time, I choose my 10 favorite images from films in the year. These are those particular shots that really stuck in my mind,…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: MY 10 FAVORITE IMAGES FROM FILMS IN 2019”
New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Greta Gerwig Gives Us a Thoroughly Contemporary Take on “Little Women”
In this overpopulated age of remakes, reboots, and re-imaginings, how do you find a new path in on a property that’s already been told on the big…… Read more “New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Greta Gerwig Gives Us a Thoroughly Contemporary Take on “Little Women””
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER” IS FUN BUT SHORT ON SURPRISES
Unlike a number of chattering fanboys who couldn’t tweet enough bile about STAR WARS: THE LAST OF THE JEDI, I loved how filmmaker Rian Johnson tinkered and…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER” IS FUN BUT SHORT ON SURPRISES”
