Every film is someone’s baby, even if it’s a baby manufactured in a lab by committee. It is first desired, then conceptualized, then conceived; it’s carried and then born, and placed in the hands of caregivers – the parents, pediatricians, teachers and child care providers – who in turn endeavor to give it a healthy […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Murder on the Orient Express” — Another Stab at Agatha Christie
The film making process sucks, particularly when shooting on location. There are so many things that can and will go wrong, and even the most organized production is a logistical nightmare. So when mounting an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” – a novel that yielded a film version by Sidney Lumet […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Murder on the Orient Express” — Another Stab at Agatha Christie
The film making process sucks, particularly when shooting on location. There are so many things that can and will go wrong, and even the most organized production is a logistical nightmare. So when mounting an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” – a novel that yielded a film version by Sidney Lumet […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Thor: Ragnarok” — MCU Hammered
Few would argue that the previous “Thor” films have been among the weaker entries in an otherwise strong Marvel cinematic universe. Statistics and graphs seemed to indicate that the God of Thunder’s chief selling point to unfamiliar audiences consisted of standard fantasy tropes; these were repackaged for viewers spun up on “Lord of the Rings” […]
Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission Unveils Queen Anne’s Lace Sculpture
From the Town of Bel Air: The Town of Bel Air, in collaboration with the Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission, installed a sculpture entitled “Queen Anne’s Lace” on September 19, 2017 at the entrance to the parking garage along Hickory Avenue. Artist Matthew Harris of Harris Metalsmith Studio in Perryville, Maryland created the sculpture out […]
9th Annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival Returns to Armory
From the Town of Bel Air: The Town of Bel Air, in conjunction with the Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission, announces the 9th Annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival to be held October 12-14, 2017 at the Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street in Bel Air. The festival provides a unique opportunity for […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” — Take Me Home, Country Roads
Don’t ask why, because it’s a Shaggy Dog story and really doesn’t matter beyond setting up a punchline; but midway through “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” super-spy Eggsy Unwin (Taron Egerton) is tasked with inserting a tracker into a woman’s vagina. Said tracker is introduced to said orifice via the wearing of a finger sheath that […]
Dagger Movie Night: “IT” — It floats
The most enduringly memorable elements of Stephen King’s most enduringly memorable novel involve seven pre-teen outcasts uniting to battle a shape shifting creature they collectively refer to as It. Each child possesses a perceived weakness, handicap, or social deficiency that ostracizes them from his or her peers, and yet these character traits are what ultimately […]
