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February 5, 2025 To break or not to break the fourth wall: That is the question. For the vast majority of filmmakers, the answer is absolutely not, what are you crazy, don't be an idiot! Because breaking the fourth wall (or having a character acknowledge that they are, in fact, in a movie) reminds the audience that what's on screen isn't real, something most filmmakers will do anything to avoid. And with good reason. Just imagine Michael Corleone winking knowingly at the audi

February 1, 2025 I loved him, usually for the right reasons. We were both in high school and riding BART into San Francisco. Standing a few feet away from us was a woman in a business suit, clearly on her way to work. I remember she had dark hair. She smiled at us. I looked at my shoes, and then I looked back. She was still smiling. I’d heard about this sort of thing in adult magazines. Women — experienced women — seeking companionship. And now — holy shit — it was happening.

January 5, 2025 People often ask me, "Mike, what's your favorite movie that ends with an utterly dejected virgin crying in a pink station wagon after discovering his best friend making out with the object of his unhealthy infatuation?" And the answer is, of course, " The Last American Virgin ." Probably the most unusual of the '80s teen sex comedies, "TLAV" follows the misadventures of Gary (who, as the title suggests, is as pure as driven snow), his buddy Rick, who knows how