Monthly Archives: March 2007

mo’ details

Ok so my main post is below this, “Holy—” but after my morning shower and breakfast, I need to get down a couple more ideas before class. How about the way it would cut to the circus crowd/performers while someone … Continue reading

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Holy—-

Ok, so we finished Fast Cheap and Out of Control eight minutes ago.  As Robyn said one minute ago: “There are no words.” But I’m going to try anyway.  So, things the movie does, it talks about humanity.  It talks … Continue reading

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Every man be blind—

I’ve been thinking about our Truth vs. Subjectivitiy debate in class.  I think that the two need to be understood together, a synthesis rather than one or the other.  Maybe that means I’m for subjectivity, but I don’t think I … Continue reading

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preclass brainstorming

I haven’t got a lot to say, so I’m just going to think about The Thin Blue Line for a few moments before class. The most interesting thing, for me, was the way that Morris shows the policeman being shot … Continue reading

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a walking shadow; a poor player

So the thing i most noticed about the old lady on her front porch, like I said in class, was the way the scene was set so perfectly.  The art of the shot was like some kind of lonely old … Continue reading

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kids gettin’ hurt in film

I am afraid the only movie I watched over break was You and Me and Everyone you Know.  I didn’t like it much.  I mean, it was lovely- but I cannot stand movies where children are threatened.  In real life, … Continue reading

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My theory of matching as the basic art of cinema (I don’t know a damn thing about the art of cinema):  So, to make a movie you need lots of people.  Hence, we watch credits for a really long time.  … Continue reading

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