Samuel Porteous, Author at Book and Film Globe

Pandora's Box

The Story Behind ‘Pandora’s Box,’ Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Silent Film

February 16, 2023February 23, 2023 Samuel Porteous 7 Comments G.W. Pabst, Louise Brooks, Pandora's Box, Quentin Tarantino

According to QT, it’s the 7th greatest film ever made

What We’d Like To See in the DC Cinematic Retcon

December 21, 2022December 24, 2022 Samuel Porteous 0 Comments Batman, Black Adam, DC Cinematic Universe, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, James Gunn, Peter Safran, Superman, The Legion of Superheroes, The Spectre, Wonder Woman

A longtime fan’s unsolicited suggestions for the new heads of the universe

Better Call Saul

The Long Con of ‘Better Call Saul’

August 16, 2022August 23, 2022 Samuel Porteous 2 Comments Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad, Jonathan Banks, Michael McKean, Peter Gould, Rhea Seehorn, Vince Gilligan

The ‘Breaking Bad’ prequel played on its audience’s expectations until the very end

Nuclear

The Best Movies About Nuclear War

June 13, 2022October 11, 2022 Samuel Porteous 8 Comments Anthony Edwards, Crimson Tide, Denzel Washington, Dr. Strangelove, Gene Hackman, George C. Scott, Gregory Peck, Jason Robards, Mare Winningham, Miracle Mile, On The Beach, Peter Sellers, Stanley Kubrick, Steve De Jarnatt, The Day After, The Forbin Project, Threads

The Cold War is back, so let’s revisit some apocalyptic classics

Movies

The Best Movies About Making Movies

April 4, 2022April 6, 2022 Samuel Porteous 5 Comments Billy Wilder, Boogie Nights, Brad Pitt, Bruce Lee, Day For Night, Hellzapoppin', Joel McCrea, John Malkovich, Olsen and Johnson, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Preston Sturges, Robert Altman, Ross Douthat, Shadow of the Vampire, Sullivan's Travels, Sunset Boulevard, The Player, Tim Robbins, Willem Dafoe, William Holden

Ross Douthat claims the movies are dead. The movies think he’s wrong.

Batman

FILM TELEVISION

O Batman, My Batman

March 6, 2022March 8, 2022 Samuel Porteous 0 Comments Adam West, Andy Warhol, Batman, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, Edward Hopper, Frank Miller, Joel Schumacher, Matt Reeves, Michael Keaton, Tim Burton, Will Arnett

How many Batmen does one culture need?

Football

Watch the Football Film

February 11, 2022February 14, 2022 Samuel Porteous 0 Comments Against All Odds, Alex Karras, American Underdog, Billy Bob Thornton, Black Sunday, Burt Reynolds, Charlton Heston, Concussion, Denzel Washington, Friday Night Lights, Horse Feathers, James Woods, Jane Greer, Jeff Bridges, Jill Clayburgh, North Dallas Forty, Rachel Ward, Remember the Titans, Richard Widmark, Rudy, Semi-Tough, Taylor Hackford, The Marx Brothers, Two Minute Warning, Will Smith

In preparation for the Super Bowl, here’s a selected list of gridiron cinema

Carny

It’s the Freakiest Show

December 16, 2021December 20, 2021 Samuel Porteous 6 Comments

A brief history of carny films from ‘Nightmare Alley’ to ‘Nightmare Alley’

Multiverse

COMICS FILM TELEVISION

A Multiplicity of Multiverses

September 22, 2021April 3, 2022 Samuel Porteous 0 Comments Batman, Battleworld, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC, Fantastic Four, Hugh Everett, Into The Spider-Verse, Justice League of America, Kingdom Come, Loki, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, multiverse, Owlman, Secret Wars, Superman, The Flash, What If?

How we arrived at our current inter-dimensional film and TV reality

Olympics

The Best Movies about The Olympics

July 26, 2021July 28, 2021 Samuel Porteous 3 Comments Ben Cross, Cary Grant, Chariots Of Fire, Downhill Racer, Eric Bana, Foxcatcher, Gene Hackman, I Tonya, Ian Charleston, Ian Holm, James Salter, Miracle, Munich, Olympics, Robert Redford, Samantha Eggar, Steve Prefontaine, Steven Spielberg, Walk Don't Run, Without Limits

A biennial pursuit of cinematic excellence

Aliens

The Truth is Up There

June 15, 2021June 18, 2021 Samuel Porteous 4 Comments 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Aliens, Brother John, Contact, Independence Day: Resurgence, Mars Attacks, UFOs, War of the Worlds

With the FBI UFO report coming June 25, we assess our cinematic encounters with aliens