Author Archives: Ted Hicks

On July 3 of this year I was jolted by the news that Ted Perry had died the previous month. I first met Ted and his wife Miriam in 1964 at the University of Iowa when he was a TA … Continue reading →

Last Friday I saw Alien Romulus, the seventh film in the series since 1979. I’d seen the trailer frequently in advance of the release date and was wondering what, if anything, could be different about this installment. I mean, each … Continue reading →

I thought it was time to share some more movie posters. As before, there’s no particular theme or category for this collection, other than they’re dynamic and dramatic, and got my attention in one way or another. I thought I’d … Continue reading →

As with the previous Face Time posts, there’s no theme or organizing principle to these photographs of actors, other than that they all have the Look, faces that hold the screen and our attention, then and now. ____________________________________________________ Elizabeth Taylor … Continue reading →

This is the seventh edition of “On Set, Off Camera.” It consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some of these are candid … Continue reading →

This is the sixth edition of “On Set, Off Camera.”  They consist mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some of these are candid … Continue reading →

____________________________________________________ Most, if not all, of these filmmakers were contenders for Oscars in the recently held Academy Awards ceremony. Excellent show, by the way. First time we’ve watched all the way through in years. A number of these people turn … Continue reading →

I recently ran across a digital folder with movie posters I’ve been collecting. I’d actually forgotten about these. Almost all of these posters are from the 1920s and 1930s. Typical of film posters of that time, none of the ones … Continue reading →

This is the fifth edition of “On Set, Off Camera,” following the first in 2018, two more last year, and another earlier last month. They consist mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making … Continue reading →

Additional materials for four of the films covered in the previous post are below. __________________________________________ Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy Here are two interviews with director Nancy Buirski about Desperate Souls. The first, done by … Continue reading →