Manly war goats
My review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Admittedly, there had been beer…
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Immersive storytelling: are books better than film?
After a recent post on Hild’s film/tv rights, I started a conversation in the comments with my friend Brooks, posting as Myseyeball….
Read moreLove Story: Oh just die already!
K and I watched Love Story last night (research purposes–that’s a tale for another time). Given that it’s such a simple story…
Read moreBright Star: two hours of my life I’ll never get back
The night before last we watched two hours of palely loitering Romantic poets. Yes, I’m talking about Bright Star. I’m still cross….
Read moreCat People
Oh, the things I could have done with this premise… Cat People, starring Nastassja Kinski, is billed as ‘erotic horror’. It’s anything…
Read morethe next future
Last night I started watching The Matrix for the umpth time, and was struck by the colours of its future: grey, black,…
Read moreStar Trek: I can’t wait!
We have our tickets for Star Trek. Woo hoo! This is the film I’ve looked forward to most since Iron Man (and…
Read morelittle leather man panties
Last night I watched 300 for the third time. (I started watching it with Kelley; halfway through she fell asleep. Sadly, blood…
Read moreIris Murdoch, Terry Pratchett, over or under the roll, and more
At the end of last month, I asked if anyone had any questions. I’ve already answered one–about writer’s block (a followup to…
Read moreinexhaustible collection of film about art
So here’s a pretty cool website, The Roland Collection, an “inexhaustable worlds of history, culture, philosophy, emotion, human document, celebration, protest, moral…
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