Scarface: The (bad?) idea of a ‘third’ impact



In my post Scarface: First and Second Impact, I explained why Scarface is one of those iconic movies that truly changed my life. I even created a “samaze” of Al Pacino as a tribute to the film (see it at the end of this post). Following the 1932 version (directed by Howard Hawks, with a screenplay by Ben Hecht, based on the novel by Armitage ... More

Scarface, The Twilight Zone and Blade Runner -Again

Remakes are nothing new in Hollywood but when it comes to your favorite movies, you often hope there will be ‘nothing new’, at all. In Scarface: first and second impact, I explained how some movies inspired my creativity and made me write my first short stories; Scarface is definitely one of these great movies that changed my life. In Lost, ... More

About the Warner Bros and the Roosevelt Administration

As you may already know, I am a huge fan of Hollywood’s Golden Age, movies from the 1930’s and the 1940’s, and also film noir. For the French reading this blog who want to see some very good movies made by the Warner Brothers during the Great Depression, don’t miss the Cinéma de Minuit on French channel television France3. A movie ... More

From Scarface to Smokin’ Aces: the art of the gun scene

I love gunfight scenes in movies, but very few directors have truly mastered the art of the gun scene. I was young when I first saw Tony’s death scene in Scarface (1983), and it was both shocking and thrilling (read more about my Scarface experience here). Tony knows he’s going to die, but he goes out firing, hurling insults as if he’s invincible. ... More

Scarface: First and second impact

Some movies have fueled my creativity and inspired me to write my first short stories, and Scarface is definitely one of those life-changing films. I first saw it as a young teenager, and it hit me hard—maybe I was too young to fully handle a movie like that, which might be why it’s so vivid in my memory. I’ve rewatched it a few times since then, and ... More