THE HORRORS: QUESTIONING A CORELATION BETWEEN GENRES AND FILM AUDIENCES
I’m curious. Can I love a theatrical experience for the crowd as much as I can hate it? We talk about the theatre as some discuss church. We love it. We admire it. We want…
THE INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUR ENJOYMENT OF MOVIES AND THEIR ABILITY TO AGREE WITH YOU…
This past week I made my brother, Douglas, watch Network for the very first time. A film which, if you’ve never seen, is about a famed news anchor and journalist who has a mental breakdown on air and…
2001: OR HOW I LEARNT TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT UNDERSTANDING IT ALL
Almost five years ago, probably less, when I first saw 2001: A Space Odyssey I was baffled. I couldn’t comprehend not only what was going on in the film but how it managed to become…
‘BOARDWALK EMPIRE’ & MY REALISATION OF THE HBO-IFICATION OF TV
Note: There is one major Season 4 spoiler for Boardwalk Empire. Be warned. “It’s not TV, It’s HBO” is a phrase that I’ve lived by for a long time. I remember the evenings of my…
2013 IN AN END OF YEAR FLURRY???
With December in high swing and many of you who’re probably reading this — surprise you’re reading something — residing in regions where the idea of it being cold and snowing may be a reality (bundle…