by Richard von Busack
It’s obvious that much of what one sees in Lebanon comes from personal experience. Israeli director Samuel Maoz was wounded in the 1982 Israeli excursion into Lebanon (a piece of history recently …

Jacki Weaver (left) and Joel Edgerton in Animal Kingdom
by Richard von Busack
Supposedly, an Old West mountain man is listening to a civilian describing the Apaches: “They don’t know the difference between right and wrong!” He …

The New Breed of Korean Actors
The new breed of Korean actors is unlike any other generation of Korean actors you might be familiar with.  Gone are the stereotypes of Asian businessmen, immigrants, and emperors …

Who are the James Bond Actors is a surprisingly common refrain despite the overall popularity of the James Bond film franchise. Ian Fleming may have created James Bond and our favorite James Bond characters, but …

It’s open to debate, perhaps, on how Dr. No would have fared if they’d cast Roger Moore or someone else in the role. With hindsight, it seems obvious that the decision to cast Sean Connery as James Bond was one of the main factors that assured its success and created the beginning of the James Bond phenomenon.

By Richard von Busack
An animator who helped shrink Julia Roberts to Tinkerbelle size for Hook told me “Even six inches of her is too much.” This seemed too mean a comment to repeat until …

Jessica Chastain is a fiery redhead actor that is about to explode on the big screen in six upcoming films, but right now virtually no one outside of the industry has heard of her.  People …

by Richard von Busack
Even without the explanatory title at the end of the film, it’s clear that the Banco Chinchorro—site of the film Alamar—is one of the rarest places on Earth.
Already a marine sanctuary, this …

by Richard von Busack
The worst creeps are the most self-righteous ones, and the creepy Middle Men specializes in justifications. In the ee cummings phrase, it stinks of excuse. As he rigorously emulates the Goodfellas flash …