Category: Features

Movie: In The Heat Of The Night Rod Steiger won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Police Chief Bill Gillespie, but the great Sidney Poitier is the powerhouse in yet another movie that showcases ugly racism. Anyone of lesser stature and presence could not have survived the racist headwinds in Sparta, Mississippi. Mr. Colbert,…

Movie: 12 Angry Men This movie is one of the greatest classics ever made and is Sidney Lumet’s masterpiece. One thing that makes movies great is scintillating dialogue and memorable, riveting scenes. As the temperature rose and the deliberations dragged on, something was bound to give. What boiled over was the revelation of the vicious…

Movie: Freaks Freaks was movie that was made in 1932 about a traveling carnival in France. There is one word that rises above all others in praise for this unusual and disturbing film. That word is authenticity. This movie was made with, and about human beings who were indeed freaks, inflicted with various defects from…

Movie: The Godfather The Godfather is full of memorable scenes, like the dramatic shooting at the Italian Restaurant. It was a shocking scene, but there is another one that is even more dramatic and a lot more controversial. Yes, I’m referring to the horse head in the bed scene, of course. Virtually everyone has seen…