Adam Mock

Jul 25, 2024 | latinbusinesstoday.com | Carlos Garcia |Carlos García |Adam Mock

Groundhog Day and Small Business Ownership Are a Lot Alike 6 similarities between Groundhog Day and small business ownershipJust the other day I noted the movie Groundhog Day was on the TV again. I swear it must be shown at least once a week on one channel or another. And if it is on, I almost always make an effort to watch it.

Oct 26, 2023 | filminquiry.com | Adam Mock

It is no secret the film industry is going through an upheaval both culturally and economically. What with the advent of nearly endless choices of film and television on the litany of streaming services taking the place of the movie-going experience, week after week of low box office receipts, the COVID pandemic, and Hollywood’s maddening trend of churning out a slew of nostalgia bait in the form of uninspired schlock rehashed from the beloved intellectual properties of yesteryear.

May 23, 2023 | filminquiry.com | Adam Mock

The conceptualization of time travel as a narrative device is nothing new. Mucking about with the space-time continuum only to have caused a butterfly effect that branches out like a crack in a windshield, affecting history yet to pass with fracturing chaos. These well-tread tales of chronology gone awry have always captivated the imagination, though when put into a cinematic sense generally it comes with a hefty price tag.

Apr 27, 2023 | filminquiry.com | Adam Mock

Not unlike this year’s biopic Spinning Gold where director Timothy Scott Bogart‘s crafted a panegyric of his late father, producer Neil Bogart, iMordecai is a loving tribute from filmmaker to their subject. Directed by first-timer Marvin Semel, son of Mordecai Semel on whom this is based, tells the story of Mordecai (Judd Hirsch), a Holocaust survivor coming to grips with an aimless retirement, family struggles, and the unexplored traumas of his past.

Mar 31, 2023 | filminquiry.com | Adam Mock

Every song tells a story, whether it be about love, loss, or simply finding joy in the rhythm and the message. But what many of us rarely learn is the history and experiences behind so many of the tunes that became the soundtrack to our lives. Director and writer Timothy Scott Bogart‘s latest biopic Spinning Gold is a love letter to not only an era in music but to the co-founder of Casablanca Records Neil Bogart, a prolific producer, and more interestingly, Timothy’s father.