http://minaday.com/movies MAD About Movies takes a look at the long history of cinema—one minute at a time. Every week you'll find a film-related theme, and for every theme five posts, one each weekday. If you've got a minute, MAD has a "minute" about movies for you. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:03:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thursday Minute No. 155 | September 9, 2010 Once Is Enough Our theme this week Actors who have directed one film only Featured this week (theme introduction) Monday         —   Marlon Brando:  One-Eyed Jacks (1961) Tuesday         —   Gary Oldman:  Nil by Mouth (1997) Wednesday    —   Morgan Freeman:  Bopha! (1993) Frank Sinatra:  None But the Brave (1965) "Nobody Ever Wins."  Those words, rather than "The End," appear ... http://minaday.com/movies/2010/09/09/frank-sinatra-none-but-the-brave/5088 Wednesday Minute No. 154 | September 8, 2010 Once Is Enough Our theme this week Actors who have directed one film only Featured this week (theme introduction) Monday         —  Marlon Brando:  One-Eyed Jacks (1961) Tuesday         —  Gary Oldman:  Nil by Mouth (1997) Morgan Freeman:  Bopha! (1993)   Morgan Freeman has appeared in a couple of films set in South Africa:  in 1992, as a prisoner/boxing tutor in ... http://minaday.com/movies/2010/09/08/morgan-freeman-bopha/5085 Tuesday Minute No. 153 | September 7, 2010 Once Is Enough Our theme this week Actors who have directed one film only Featured this week (theme introduction) Monday         —   Marlon Brando:  One-Eyed Jacks (1961) Gary Oldman:  Nil by Mouth (1997) Nil by Mouth is a raw, personal, powerful look at working-class life on the south side of London.  Gary Oldman wrote ... http://minaday.com/movies/2010/09/07/gary-oldman-nil-by-mouth/5080 Monday Minute No. 152 | September 6, 2010 Once Is Enough ONCE, adv.  Enough. That's Ambrose Bierce, not a man to waste words, in The Devil's Dictionary.  Seems that more than a few actors-turned-directors have read the book. Acting and directing are different professions offering different rewards.  Actors get the limelight, directors the clout, and that may be why ... http://minaday.com/movies/2010/09/06/marlon-brando-one-eyed-jacks/5039 Friday Minute Entr'acte | September 3, 2010 "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" from Beetlejuice One more week of musical selections before we return to regular features.  This time around, a variety of songs that make for some memorable movie moments. Beetlejuice (1988) Tim Burton, director "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" Lord Kitchener (Aldwyn Roberts), songwriter Harry Belafonte, singer ...58...59...60. http://minaday.com/movies/2010/09/03/beetlejuice-jump-in-the-line/5021 Thursday Minute Entr'acte | September 2, 2010 "Dream Lover" from Chungking Express One more week of musical selections before we return to regular features.  This time around, a variety of songs that make for some memorable movie moments. Chungking Express (1994) by Wong Kar-wai, director "Dream Lover" Cantonese cover of "Dreams" by the Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan, songwriters Faye Wong, singer ...58...59...60. http://minaday.com/movies/2010/09/02/chungking-express-dream-lover/5018 Wednesday Minute Entr'acte | September 1, 2010 "Old Time Rock and Roll" from Risky Business One more week of musical selections before we return to regular features.  This time around, a variety of songs that make for some memorable movie moments. Risky Business (1983) Paul Brickman, director "Old Time Rock and Roll" George Jackson, Thomas E. Jones III, songwriters Bob Seger, singer ...58...59...60. http://minaday.com/movies/2010/09/01/risky-business-old-time-rock-and-roll/5015 Tuesday Minute Entr'acte | August 31, 2010 "Tiny Dancer" from Almost Famous One more week of musical selections before we return to regular features.  This time around, a variety of songs that make for some memorable movie moments. Almost Famous (2000) Cameron Crowe, director "Tiny Dancer" Elton John, singer-songwriter; Bernie Taupin, lyrics ...58...59...60. http://minaday.com/movies/2010/08/31/almost-famous-tiny-dancer/5013 Monday Minute Entr'acte | August 30, 2010 "What a Wonderful World" from Good Morning, Vietnam One more week of musical selections before we return to regular features.  This time around, a variety of songs that make for some memorable movie moments. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) Barry Levinson, director "What a Wonderful World" Bob Thiele, George David Weiss, songwriters Louis Armstrong, singer ...58...59...60. http://minaday.com/movies/2010/08/30/good-morning-vietnam-what-a-wonderful-world/5009 Friday Minute Entr'acte | August 27, 2010 "Caravan" from The Last Waltz This week, selections from concert films worth remembering. The Last Waltz (1978) Martin Scorsese, director "Caravan" Van Morrison, songwriter Van Morrison, The Band Final Friday Five, the monthly mini-quiz 1.  Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele, were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 1971.  How many films did Fred and ... http://minaday.com/movies/2010/08/27/the-last-waltz-caravan/4971