Category Archives: FTCsum07

Okay, so I’m a little behind in the blogging world. It looks as though most of my blogging will have to be done on the weekends, seeing as though I spend most of my quality time during the week on … Continue reading →

Prompted by today’s class discussion, I decided to look into some of Camille Paglia’s work. I was expecting to find some Gloria Stienem-esque academic talking about how tectonic patriarchal forces compel women to empty the dishwasher. Turns out my conception … Continue reading →

Ok. Let’s reveal another interesting fact about me to open this post. My parents named me after Katharine Hepburn. Except they didn’t like how she spelled her name. So they changed the second a to an e. So I’m really … Continue reading →

While there are many possible symbolic meanings of the hat in Miller’s Crossing, I saw the hat as an homage to the Glass Key. Through Tom’s dream about the hat the Coen brother’s are showing Tom’s attitude’s similarity to the … Continue reading →

The use of Camera Focus in Miller’s crossing got me focusing on it much more when I was watching movies over the Fourth. I have always enjoyed photography and the powerful nature of carefully framed and thought out images, and … Continue reading →

I just wanted to blog briefly on something that caught my attention in the prologue of Miller’s Crossing, especially comparing Miller’s Crossing to The Glass Key. That was the portrayal of Leo, as played by Albert Finney, who was the … Continue reading →

Eleven years ago to the day I was sitting in a movie theatre with my family watching, “Independence Day”. I know that movie has since been deemed one of the most ridiculous of all time, but I have to say … Continue reading →

I know this blog is not a confession box, but I find myself involuntarily telling more about myself that I would probably ever tell in face to face conversation. My apologies, but it cannot be helped. My confession is that … Continue reading →

Original post by Amanda

Movies versus Literature Movies being discussed is fairly normal, most everyone watches movies.  As for literature, it is not discussed nearly as often.  Your average person has no problem going and watching a movie, it doesn’t take much effort to … Continue reading →