Young Guns

Fascinated with Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War, screenwriter, John Fusco (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Thunderheart, Marco Polo) presented his draft to director, Christopher Cain. The latter immediately became interested in directing unless he casts Emilio Estevez as Billy the Kid. John accepts Christopher’s request. Thus, “Young Guns” was greenlit. Released in […]

Classics Review: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

In 1927, novelist, B. Traven published a book titled, “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” Set in the 1920s, two down-on-their luck Americans recruit an old prospector to search for gold somewhere in Mexico. As the story progresses, tensions rise between the two friends becoming hostile succumbing to greed. Eight Years Later, John Huston read […]

Your Name

Japanese filmmaker/novelist, Makoto Shinkai came up with an idea for a romantic fantasy film. He visited a fishing village of Yuriage in Natori after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Brainstormed plot elements with two teenagers who swap bodies. As in most body swap movies like “Freaky Friday,” the pair must adapt to the opposite […]

Classics Review: North by Northwest

During interviews, Alfred Hitchcock told journalists he conceived an idea on Cary Grant hiding inside Abe Lincoln’s nose. Once he found the right person to write the script brainstorming elements such as a cropduster scene, an attractive blonde woman, the main character trying to clear his name, bad guys and the hero literally climbing down […]

Classics Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

In 1960, Harper Lee published a book titled, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Set in a small town in Alabama during the Great Depression, a lawyer named, Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson. A black man accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, his children, Scout, Jem and their friend, Dill have a fascination of lonely neighbor, […]

Classics Review: Lawrence of Arabia

In 1926, T.E. Lawrence published an autobiography called, “Seven Pillars of Wisdom.”The book recalls Lawrence’s experience in World War I as a military advisor assigned by the British Army to unite Arabic tribes against the Ottoman Empire. Earning the trust of the Arabic people, Lawrence becomes conflicted with the harsh reality of war, enduring psychological […]