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Bill Bria

Bill Bria is a writer, actor, songwriter, and comedian. "Sam & Bill Are Huge," his 2017 comedy music album with partner Sam Haft, reached #1 on an Amazon Best Sellers list, and the duo maintains an active YouTube channel and plays regularly all across the country. Bill's acting credits include an episode of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and a featured part in Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” He lives in New York City, which hopefully will be the setting for a major motion picture someday.

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The Lush Brilliance of Ennio Morricone’s <i>Dollars</i> Symphony — Bill Bria

The Lush Brilliance of Ennio Morricone’s Dollars Symphony

Aug 3rd, 2020

Few artists can plan a career for themselves, especially in the uncertain world of filmmaking. Most work has to be taken as it’s offered, which is...

1990: The Year of Danny Elfman — Bill Bria

1990: The Year of Danny Elfman

Jul 20th, 2020

By the 1980s, the art of composing music for films had undergone several sea changes. The craft moved from traditional orchestration and classically...

How <i>Dick Tracy</i> Expanded the Boundaries of the Comic Book Movie — Bill Bria

How Dick Tracy Expanded the Boundaries of the Comic Book Movie

Jun 11th, 2020

It’s hard to believe now, but there was a time when comic book characters had little to no hope of success in Hollywood. Films adapted from comic...

The Notorious Television Versions of Universal Studios — Bill Bria

The Notorious Television Versions of Universal Studios

Jun 5th, 2020

In 1984, David Lynch’s ill-fated adaptation of Dune was released in theaters to poor reviews and disappointing box office. Given that Lynch had...

The Broadway Roots of the Cinematic Dracula — Bill Bria

The Broadway Roots of the Cinematic Dracula

May 4th, 2020

Imagine an early 20th century drawing room, or alternatively, a fog-laden crypt. Suddenly from the shadows he emerges—a man with pale skin,...

The Strange Case of Dana Carvey, Leading Man — Bill Bria

The Strange Case of Dana Carvey, Leading Man

Mar 27th, 2020

Typecasting is a dirty word for many performers, especially an actor. It implies that their abilities are limited to a small number of roles, when...

Sundance Review: <i>Palm Springs</i> — Bill Bria

Sundance Review: Palm Springs

Jan 30th, 2020

At this point, the “Help, I’m trapped in a time loop!” premise has become a Hollywood staple — don’t forget that we have not one, but two...

Sundance Review: <i>Kajillionaire</i> — Bill Bria

Sundance Review: Kajillionaire

Jan 30th, 2020

Kajillionaire is writer-director Miranda July’s first feature film in nine years, and while it’s set in the present day, you’d be forgiven for...

Sundance Review: <i>The Night House</i> — Bill Bria

Sundance Review: The Night House

Jan 29th, 2020

Horror filmmakers love to build stories filled with outrageous furnishings, but any lasting power their movies have is due to how hard they strike a...

Sundance Review: <i>Worth</i> — Bill Bria

Sundance Review: Worth

Jan 26th, 2020

Worth begins with a lighthearted, dynamic, Aaron Sorkin-esque scene that sees lawyer Ken Feinberg (Michael Keaton) introducing his class to the...

Bill Bria Says Don't Forget: <i>Villains</i> — Bill Bria

Bill Bria Says Don't Forget: Villains

Dec 23rd, 2019

The “home invasion” subgenre has been flipped on its head a number of times, enough that Villains’ concept of two petty criminals breaking...

Bill Bria Says Don't Forget: <i>The Death of Dick Long</i> — Bill Bria

Bill Bria Says Don't Forget: The Death of Dick Long

Dec 23rd, 2019

In the social wasteland that is the end of the 2010s, empathy seems to be on its way out. Daniel Scheinert, one half of the directing duo that made...

<i>1941</i>: Spielberg's First Musical — Bill Bria

1941: Spielberg's First Musical

Dec 17th, 2019

The end of the 1970s saw some of the American filmmakers who had risen to prominence during the decade come under fire due to their hubris. The...

Review: <i>Sequestrada</i> — Bill Bria

Review: Sequestrada

Dec 5th, 2019

If Sequestrada were a documentary, it might be a success. Onscreen titles explain the plight of Brazil’s indigenous tribes, who have been...

<i>Sleepy Hollow</i> and the Rise of Gothic Noir — Bill Bria

Sleepy Hollow and the Rise of Gothic Noir

Nov 19th, 2019

Washington Irving’s 1820 short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a classic of Gothic horror, an atmospheric and ambiguous tale about a...

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