12 Angry Men: Final Thoughts

Along with Casablanca, 12 Angry Men was one of the rare films I saw during my quest to watch all of the ‘classics’ that I actually enjoyed.  Despite being somewhere around fourteen, a little young, perhaps, to grasp all of the heavy concepts being used, I found myself deeply invested in the story and characters,

12 Angry Men: Facets of Filmmaking

For every movie ever made, there is a story of the making.  Everything from the creation of the story, to finding a director, writing a script, getting a cast, and much, much more is all part of the road to a finished film, and it is not, by any means, an easy road to take.

12 Angry Men: Facets of Film

Once a movie gets a great cast, good characters, a well-written script and a good production team, there’s only one thing left to do before it’s ready for the big screen. Or more specifically, there’s a whole lot of things left to do before it’s ready for the big screen, all encapsulated in a not-so-simple

12 Angry Men: A Product of the Times

Despite what shows like Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best would have you believe, the 1950s in America were not a ‘simpler’ time. The soldiers came home from World War II, the economy expanded, and the nation’s population grew and thrived, all seeming like absolute wins in our nation’s history.  The suburbs grew,