Category Archives: Film

WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING WITH MY MONEY IN YOUR HOUSE?: It’s a Wonderful Life

Posted on December 23, 2018 by flimspringfield

Hi, this is Diana, the person who rarely writes these essays. I’m writing now because, despite being a jaded individual who hates schmaltz, I love It’s a Wonderful Life. I had never seen this movie until a few years ago. … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Scurvy; As You Wish

Posted on May 21, 2018 by OneWordLong

Whenever a book is adapted into a movie, people always say, “The book was better.” At first glance, that’s exactly what happened to The Princess Bride. It bombed in ticket sales at the theaters. Continue reading →

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Simpsons in Mourning: Bell, Forman, Ermey (updated, Barbara Bush)

Posted on April 15, 2018 by OneWordLong

If you don’t have a hero in your life, you at least have someone distant that you look up to. We hope that our heroes never grow old, that they stay strong, vibrant and important forever–just as they are in … Continue reading →

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Non-Giving Up Future Robot Guy 2: Judgment Day

Posted on January 6, 2017 by flimspringfield

Movies are self-contained environments. Everything you need to know for the story in a film to work should be revealed over the course of its running time. The Terminator, made in 1984, is a pretty simple sci-fi story: Bad guy … Continue reading →

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We The Purple: Recasting Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Posted on November 1, 2016 by flimspringfield

We’re recasting our second Jimmy Stewart movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, just in time for the 2016 Federal election! ­ Stewart made a lot of films, across a handful of well-trod genres. Mr. Smith though is his most civic-minded, … Continue reading →

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12 Angry Men: How many S’s in “innocent?”

Posted on June 18, 2016 by flimspringfield

12 ANGRY MEN is a hell of a film. They really don’t make ’em like this anymore. The story is told approximately in real-time, over the course of 2 hours, in a single room. The limited cast is one thing … Continue reading →

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I Hate the Sea and Everything In It: JAWS

Posted on May 27, 2015 by flimspringfield

When recasting JAWS there were some really obvious choices we didn’t take. JAWS is an iconic movie and its characters have gone on to become action film stock types. You’ve got a cop, a fisherman, and a scientist, battling against … Continue reading →

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Duuun dun duuun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun COMING SOON!

Posted on May 11, 2015 by OneWordLong

You’re going to need a bigger boat…

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Gone Girl: Cool Girls and Yellow Trash

Posted on March 30, 2015 by flimspringfield

Diana read and enjoyed the book Gone Girl, and we planned to watch the movie without recasting it for Flim Springfield, but when the credits started to roll, we couldn’t help ourselves. We were split on our opinion of the … Continue reading →

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It’s December 1941 in Casablanca. What time is it in Springfield?

Posted on February 18, 2015 by flimspringfield

There are a few key relationships that keep The Simpsons on course: Bart & Lisa’s plucky sibling camaraderie, Selma & Patty’s mutual hatred of Homer, and Smithers’ blind love of Mr. Burns. The most central and important to the series … Continue reading →

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