Category Archives: Criticism
What’s The Rumpus?
So before even starting my paper for class, I decided to idiotically undertake a personal project even though my completing it does nothing to help my grade nor my college career. It was out of sheer geekiness and probably a little bit … Continue reading
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Phillip Glass
I just wanted to do a little post on the composer of The Thin Blue Line’sscore. I’m not an expert on music by any means, but Glass’ compositions, particularly the ones that he does for films, always project an inquisitive mood onto me … Continue reading
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***Woosh***
So I’m checking out the videos that Dr. Campbell nominated, and the EPIC 2014 and EPIC 2015 films are an absolutely fascinating projection of how news and media will operate with future mergers. It really borders on dystopia and while … Continue reading
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It’s too late for me to think of a title.
When talking about new movies, my dad often tread a routine that’s more tired than “Who’s On First?” Dad: The paper said (insert movie title here) was (insert judgement: good/bad/delicious/etc.) Me: Who wrote the review? Dad: I don’t know. And … Continue reading
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A Gush of Criticism on Criticism
Dateline – August 2004, The Borders in Central Park I did not mean to come across it I assure you. Who wants to be enslaved, forced into a servitude for a much more powerful being? No, it could only have … Continue reading
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The Feminine Male
The first time I saw Charlie Chaplin was in the 1931 film City Lights. In my ignorance, I thought that the particular scene was a strange one, the Tramp was in a locker room with a brutish boxer towering above … Continue reading
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Movie Adaptations That Surpass The Novels
Literature is art, Cinema is entertainment. The old bias is still alive and kicking. It’s a shame that such a collaborative effort, one in which hundreds of people’s opinions and actions go into the process, where every detail of lighting, … Continue reading
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Academy Affirmation
I don’t want to talk about Little Women right now, so I thought I would just sum up my thoughts on the Academy Awards Sunday Night. Quite a few of my friends have a huge aversion to the Oscars, citing … Continue reading
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Film Filled Weekend
Over the past three days, I’ve watched movies for 16 hours. A really strange array of flicks actually, but some of them had definite connections to The Glass Key and Yojimbo. Some I had seen several times, others were very … Continue reading
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Hello world!
The title had to be short, sweet, and an allusion to a personal favorite. Wes Anderson just beat out “General Jack D. Ripper’s fight against the Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.” I’m halfway through … Continue reading
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