Category Archives: Fiction

“Dog Days” – A Pilgrim’s Progress

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Ted Hicks

Dog Days is a six-part comic web series on YouTube that follows the misadventures of a fledgling dog walker named Max Miller. It was created and written by Sam Rubinoff, a stand-up comedian for five years and a dog walker … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Streaming, TV & Cable | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

From Kubrick to Murnau – Notes on Four Great Films

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Ted Hicks

Film Forum, here in New York, is currently showing a series called “Return of the Double Feature,” which offers two features for the price of a single admission. This series runs through September 13th. Each pair of films is linked … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fiction, Film, Home Video, TV & Cable | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

“Tale of Tales” Pt. 2 – Supplemental Material

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Ted Hicks

This may be a deeper dive than anyone who hasn’t already seen Tale of Tales will want to take, but here it is for those who do. First is more information about the work of Giambattista Basile, author of the film’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fiction, Film, Home Video | Tagged , | 1 Comment

“Tale of Tales” – Once Upon a Time…

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Ted Hicks

Tale of Tales presents three dark and bloody fairy tales — truly fantastic and quite wonderful flights of the imagination — yet it feels very real. Directed by Matteo Garrone, this is a lucid dream of a movie, an elaborately … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fiction, Film, Home Video, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

“Black Mass” & “Sicario” – Heavy Metal

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Ted Hicks

Last Friday I saw Black Mass and Sicario at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square multiplex here in New York. I don’t necessarily recommend seeing two films back-to-back, especially on four hours’ sleep, but they’d just opened that day and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fiction, Film, Home Video, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Oops!

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Ted Hicks

Due to a glitch, the post that appeared earlier today, The Best Seat in the House, was put up before it was entirely ready. A photo was missing from the end and I hadn’t done a final proof of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Film, Home Video | Leave a comment

The Best Seat in the House

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Ted Hicks

This Thursday, June 11, is our tenth (!) wedding anniversary. I’ve been trying, with limited success, to wrap my head around this. Nancy and I met at the movies. This seems appropriate, since films have been a huge part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fiction, Film | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Films etc. – Three Years Down the Road

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Ted Hicks

Last Saturday, April 25, marked three years since I started this blog. Since that time I’ve written 77 posts and have gathered 644 followers. I know these aren’t big numbers by Internet standards, but I’m not complaining. Here’s a kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Comics, Fiction, Film, Home Video | 7 Comments

John Huston – The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Ted Hicks

As I write this, the Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) here in New York is in the midst of a complete John Huston retrospective (December 19 – January 11). The series includes thirty-seven features and five documentaries directed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fiction, Film, Home Video, TV | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

On the Radio – Monsters & Noir Podcasts!

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Ted Hicks

Podcasts are now available for the two interview shows I did earlier this year for “Talk Art Radio” on WSOU, the campus radio station at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, not far from Manhattan. I wrote about doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Comics, Fiction, Film, Home Video, TV | Leave a comment