You might not be a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s films. You might not be into his ludicrous musculature, his puns, or his movies that so often feature him shooting, stabbing, crushing, and exploding a wide variety of luckless goons. You might turn your back haughtily on all of that, but one thing you can’t do […]

We can agree that the primary purpose of art is to elicit an emotional response, right? The way I understand it is, an artist creates their piece. That piece could be sculpture, painting, music, literature, film, or so much more. During the act of creation, they have an eye toward the hoped-for emotional response. A […]

If you’re a screenwriter in Hollywood, a successful one, after a while you start to get the itch to direct your own stuff. Sometimes it works out. Look at Christopher McQuarrie. Other times it doesn’t. Look at Dan Aykroyd. Aaron Sorkin has likely felt the same way, and he’s seized his opportunity with his latest […]