Michael T. Starks

Category: Movies

  • John Williams

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    I recently finished watching an excellent Disney+ documentary called Music by John Williams. It reminded me just how much I love the music John Williams has created. He has been one of my heroes since I first saw Star Wars in 1977. I still have a book of his songs that I learned to play…

  • The Princess Bride

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    This is one of my favorite movies ever made! The first time I saw it in the theater, I was late. So, they’re already making their way across the water, heading for the Cliffs of Insanity. While I didn’t know what was happening, I was instantly drawn in. I was loving every minute of it.…

  • Judi Dench

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    A moment in the movie Shakespeare in Love took my breath away. During a performance of one of Shakespeare’s plays, some guy wants to shut it all down. He talks about what Queen Elizabeth would want. Then, Judi Dench, playing the role of Queen Elizabeth, stands up and says, “Have a care with my name.…

  • Looks Like…

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    A couple of nights ago, someone said I look like James Spader. I asked if I looked like his character in The Blacklist and got an affirmative response. It made me wonder if I might look a bit like the character he played in Secretary! While he’s about ten years older than me, I’m taking…

  • Sir Ian McKellen

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    Sir Ian McKellen is not only one of my favorite actors; he’s been one of my heroes for over 25 years. I actually had the chance to meet him in person after the Denver premier of Richard III. I was working at the Mayan movie theatre in 1995. One of the benefits of working there…

  • Unfinished Projects

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    Each year, I work on several projects that I don’t “finish”. I see this as a good thing. Not every project needs to be completed. There is value in having unfinished projects. In fact, we can learn a lot from the patterns we notice associated with unfinished projects. Here are a few examples. One thing…

  • Thanksgiving

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    I’m happy to be at home today celebrating Thanksgiving. We have a nice warm house and plenty of good food. I’m grateful to spend the day with my wonderful family. I was going to ask the following question. “Why are there so many Christmas songs and not a single Thanksgiving song?” But then, I turned…

  • RiffTrax

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    Rifftrax is awesome! I don’t know how many movies we’ve watched on Mystery Science Theater 3000. I do know that Rifftrax is carrying on that fine tradition. Over the past few days, we’ve watched Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi again, with Rifftrax.…

  • Making a Modern Adaptation of Macbeth

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    We released our first full-length movie in 2006, and it’s hard to believe we’re approaching the twentieth anniversary. It’s already been twenty years since we first started working on it! The trailer is on IMDB. Here are a few of the things I remember from the production. It took us over four months to shoot…

  • Ethan Hawke

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    Ethan Hawke is one of my heroes who I’ve met in person. He was on a panel with Greta Gerwig at the Telluride Film Festival, probably in 2019. As he left the courthouse, I told him how much I admired his work. He was kind as he engaged in a short conversation with me before…