Author Archives: Ted Hicks

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About Ted Hicks

Iowa farm boy; have lived in NYC for 49 years; worked in motion picture labs, film/video distribution, subtitling, media-awards program; obsessive film-goer all my life.

Famous Monsters and Me

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Ted Hicks

I’ve often wondered how and why my interests developed as they did. I grew up on a small farm in Iowa in the 50s, and experienced all that went with that. So maybe it’s odd – or maybe it makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Home Video, TV | 117 Comments

What I Saw Last Week – 5/6 to 5/12/12

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Ted Hicks

Sunday, May 6. First Position at the Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center. Director/Producer: Bess Kargman. This award-winning documentary, which follows six young ballet dancers as they prepare for the final round of the Youth America Grand Prix dance competition, intends … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Home Video | 5 Comments

“Teddy Bear”

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ted Hicks

I have some hesitancy writing about a film that’s not opening in NYC until late August, but I liked Teddy Bear so much when I saw it this past March at the New Directors/New Films series that I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film | 3 Comments

What I Saw Last Week – 4/30 to 5/5/12

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Ted Hicks

Monday, April 30. The Raven at AMC Loews 84th Street. Directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, 2006). Not so good. John Cusack is credible as Edgar Allan Poe spending the last several days of his life trying to track … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Home Video | 6 Comments

A Look Back at “The Station Agent”

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Ted Hicks

If you saw The Station Agent when it was released in 2003, you know how special it is. This was Writer-Director Tom McCarthy’s first feature. He has followed up with two strong films since, The Visitor (2008) and Win Win … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Home Video | 6 Comments

Starting Out

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Ted Hicks

I realize the world hardly needs another blog about anything, but I’m going to take a run at it anyway. I plan to write mainly about movies, and also television, books, or anything else that gets my attention that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Film, Home Video, TV | 3 Comments