Matt Hanson, Author at Book and Film Globe

Friday, April 16, 2021

Biggie

DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC

The Poetry of Biggie Smalls

March 9, 2021March 12, 2021 Matt Hanson 0 Comments Biggie Smalls, I Got A Story To Tell, Jean-Paul Sartre, Kurt Vonnegut, MTV, Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die

Netflix’s Notorious B.I.G. documentary is a great origin story, but doesn’t talk enough about Biggie’s lyrics

Eating

Eating Out at the Movies

February 25, 2021 Matt Hanson 0 Comments Andre Gregory, Babette's Feast, Barry Levinson, Bill Murray, Coffee & Cigarrettes, COVID-19, Diner, Five Easy Pieces, Groundhog Day, Jack Nicholson, Jack White, Jim Jarmusch, Meg White, My Dinner With Andre, Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, The Trip, Wallace Shawn

With many restaurants and bars closed permanently, let’s live our day vicariously through these classic scenes

phone

Hanging on the Telephone

February 5, 2021February 9, 2021 Matt Hanson 0 Comments Adam Sandler, Black Christmas, Dr. Strangelove, Glengarry Glen Ross, Jack Lemmon, Joe Pesci, Jon Favreau, Lakeith Stanfield, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Sellers, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Punch-Drunk Love, Robert DeNiro, Sorry To Bother You, Swingers, Taxi Driver

The most memorable bad phone calls in movie history

Amis

Inside Martin Amis

November 16, 2020November 19, 2020 Matt Hanson 1 Comment Christopher Hitchens, Inside Story, Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis, Philip Larkin, Saul Bellow, The New Statesman

In his latest “novel”, the writer dishes on Christopher Hitchens, Philip Larkin, and Saul Bellow, among others

Political

FILM Politics Uncategorized

Seven Movies About Living Under Political Conflict

September 21, 2020September 24, 2020 Matt Hanson 0 Comments Black Girl, David Straithairn, Edward R. Murrow, George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck, Howard Zinn, Ingrid Bergman, Jimmy Stewart, John Carpenter, John Ford, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Ousmane Sembene, Roberto Rossellini, Rome: Open City, Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, The People Speak, They Live, Yves Montand, Z

Nothing we’re going through is new

DOCUMENTARY FILM Politics TELEVISION

Eight Must-Watch Candidates

July 24, 2020 Matt Hanson 0 Comments A Face in the Crowd, A Perfect Candidate, documentaries, HBO, movies, Nashville, Street Fight, The Contender, The Manchurian Candidate, The Wire, Wag the Dog

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