I grew up as a kid watching Abbott and Costello movies which, though terribly corny by modern standards, were hilarious to me at the time.  I especially enjoyed the interplay between straight man and comic, and marveled at how they could keep up such an amusing banter so effortlessly. Of course, I later learned it [...]

The cinema is an ever evolving art form that has made countless changes in the short time that it has existed.  Great masters and auteurs have risen and fallen, inspiring countless other filmmakers.  One of the most common ways that filmmakers pay tribute to their influences is to quote, or “homage,” their favorite movies or [...]