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Tele-visions!
Now that we all are waiting for The Office, 30 Rock, Human Giant* and the few other shows that make up the “Quality TV endangered species list” to emerge from summer hibernation, some may be feeling anxious and scared with what … Continue reading
Insert “i” in front of any word, and you are hip.
Jim Groom has brought up some important issues concerning the world of music consumption due to the ever increasing blanketed domination that Steve Jobs rules upon. Everyone’s a part of it, Pixar (whose films are the only high quality animated features … Continue reading
Mixtape Rules
The protagonist in Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity gives us a short list of specific mixtape etiquitte practices. With Summer fully swinging now, I have been on some mixtape composing kicks, making my second one in less than 24 hours. The process … Continue reading
I’m Waitin’ For The Man
When the concept of male characters struggling in cinema was brought up, I immediately jumped to Charlie Kaufman’s films, which usually center on submissive male protagonists not exactly sure of how to be assertive with the 21st century breathing down their neck … Continue reading
The Difference Is…
Watching Vertigo for the first time in about ten years was terrific. I really think I was able to go past the bias I had against it when I was younger. It was emotionally ripping to see Scott descend deeper into … Continue reading
Kiri Kiri Kiri Kiri
The essay discussing women in horror films today made me really intrigued on what the writer’s perspective would be on the recent wave of Japanese horror films. Before the new type of gore and torture based horror films (Thanks to … Continue reading
I’m a Curmudgeon
When I was about 13 or so, I saw Vertigo for the first time and it surely went over my head. It’s not the only Hitchcock film to do this either. Both Strangers on a Train and Psycho did little … Continue reading
What an Ugly Cover.
I haven’t been very vocal in class or on the blog this week, Portrait Of Jennie just doesn’t interest me that much. It’s not even a matter of whether I like it or hate it, I just find the whole … Continue reading
One last reminder
I figure since I presented today I deserve another ad for my show. Some of you wanted to know what we sound like. Here’s your sample: www.myspace.com/humungoginormous