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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 →

Ok so I’ve been thinking about beginnings in movies.  Not too much, but I have.  Here’s what I’ve thought about. The opening music changes everything.  A good score can even get people into the credits.  An example might be The … Continue reading →

I was wondering about Little Women and its impact on the women who read it.  Based on Dr. Campbell’s reading of some famous female comments on the book, it would seem that the only daughter anyone bothers identifying with is … Continue reading →

My roommate listens to gansta rap.  It’s all about black people shooting each other and selling drugs and, when it is happy, driving cars and sleeping with hos.  It doesn’t appeal to me, but he is from the inner city … Continue reading →

Alright, so I gotta put down my steamin’ blues harp and write a little FTC before bed.  I’m no great blogger, but Stephanie has called me out on it so now I gotta get back into things.  SO the spear … Continue reading →

I thought the old man in Yojimbo was pretty interesting.  As with most of the movie, he fills an archetype of the old and good man who cannot perfectly understand the hero.  I think that he is the only human … Continue reading →

Yojimbo was such a good movie.  Toshiro Mifune is probably my favorite actor.  It seems to me, in my unschooled opinion, that some of the best face actors come from Japan.  They are great at expressing themselves through looks and … Continue reading →

Ok, this movie is done but i’m still not quite finished.  I’m not sure about bloggin’ either, this is my first one and i can’t decide what’s the proper captialization policy. is it more a paper, or more an e-mail?  … Continue reading →

Ned is Ed but Ed isn’t quite Ned in this movie.  I miss my old Ned.  This one is a little too cool without being so brutal.  His gambling isn’t as important, and he definately had a different thought process … Continue reading →

The Glass Key is one badass little novel, in both its story and its style.  No wonder they call it hardboiled.  there are really several layers of detective story going on, the actual mystery of Taylor’s death and the deeper … Continue reading →