by Alan Yudman The original BLADE RUNNER was based on the Phillip K. Dick novel, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”. If Dick had subtitled BLADE RUNNER 2049 it might have been “Do Androids Dream of Wooden Horses”. That first movie is considered a ground breaking in the science fiction genre. It was dark and … Continue reading BLADE RUNNER 2049

by Alan Yudman The story of Barry Seal is simply crazy. So maybe it needed a crazy movie to tell it well. Tom Cruise pairs up once again with Doug Liman to tell us about Seal, a former TWA pilot who ran drugs and guns to the Contras during the Reagan administration. It’s the genesis … Continue reading AMERICAN MADE

by Alan Yudman When I went to see VICTORIA & ABDUL I wasn’t sure what I was going to see. I though maybe I was in for a Merchant/Ivory story. I was apprehensive, but Dame Judi Dench convinced me to check it out. Now I’m glad I did. If you are not familiar with the … Continue reading VICTORIA & ABDUL

by Alan Yudman Hollywood and Whine is normally about Movies and TV. But today I wanted to share my thoughts on the passing of Tom Petty. Thanks for indulging me. In 1989 I moved to Montana to run the news department at a TV station in Great Falls. I moved away from everything I had … Continue reading REMEMBERING TOM PETTY