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• The Sounds of Silence

  

  “Silence is impossible. That is why we desire it.” –Maurice Blanchot“The sound experience which I prefer to all others is the experience of silence. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Screenshot Saturday: William Castle’s The Tingler (1959)

  

  The greatest of the “gimmicks”, Castle’s Tingler is known more for delivering buzzes to unsuspecting viewers than any real scares, but the film is a fantastic... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sounding Off His Arm in 127 Hours

  

  There are a lot of valid criticisms of 127 Hours. Some of the pieces don’t really work, for instance, and some of the cutting is a bit too quick. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Screenshot Saturday: Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound (1945)

  

  It would appear that Hitchcock conducted his research before he started Spellbound very well. Spellbound not only arrived in the midst of World War II, but... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• There’s Plenty of Life on Mars in Disney’s ‘John Carter’

  

  A human being arrives suddenly on alien world, befriends a savage but honorable native tribe, hooks up with a badass native woman, and saves the day with his... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Praise for Matt Cici’s Lambent Fuse (2011)

  

  I may not have agreed to begin this project if I had thought it through completely. My friend Matt Cici has written, produced, and directed his own... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Screenshot Saturday: Peter Medak’s The Ruling Class (1972)

  

  I’m going to cut straight to the chase here: The Ruling Class is about Peter O’Toole as madman, who thinks he’s Jesus, and then is “cured” into thinking he’s... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Me, Myself and Iron Man

  

  I was sitting in the small Italian, brick-oven restaurant down the block, with the dirty floors and the amazing food, when I saw my soul reflected back at me.... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis, Only Trippier

  

  Growing up in a dusty South Texas burg without a single revival theater was like living in cinema purgatory in the late 1970s, when my first really intense... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Screenshot Saturday: David O. Russell’s Spanking the Monkey (1994)

  

  If Raymond (Davies) ever thought that life was fair and family was important before all else, he is about to have a rude awakening. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Myth of Objectivity Or: Why I Hate Fight Club

  

  Many critics view objectivity as the highest value in film criticism, and until recently, I was among them. For most film theorists, enthusiasts, and critics,... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Voice in Terrence Malick’s Cinema

  

  With the advent of sound, the human voice became a vital component of film. Dialogue was no longer relegated to cards on the screen and narrative devices could... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Screenshot Saturday: John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London (1981) Pt. II

  

  So here we’ve come full circle– the Saturday before the Oscars, on the one year anniversary of the Screenshot Saturday’s introduction. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Quick Nostalgia Kick: The Iron Giant (1999)

  

  (Ed. note: With all this talk of nostalgia, it seemed serendipitous to publish this quick rumination on a less seedy nostalgia. — Britta) “You are who you choos... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Blue Velvet: Exploring the Underbelly of American Nostalgia

  

  “Nostalgia (noun): a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past” - Oxford English DictionaryThis definition of nostalgia is still fairly... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Screenshot Saturday: Guy Maddin’s The Heart of the World (2000)

  

  The first film I ever saw by Guy Maddin was a short called The Heart of the World. Produced for the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, its six minutes... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Mechanical Reproduction of a Dragon Tattoo

  

  “We must expect great innovations to transform the entire technique of the arts, thereby affecting artistic invention itself and perhaps even bringing about an... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Legend of Suicide Circle

  

  “Scary, it’s true, but loads of fun, too. To open up and feel the brand of life.” – Dessert, Suicide Circle (2002)[Disclaimer: This review discusses some... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Screenshot Saturday: Andy Warhol’s Trash (1970)

  

  Before I get any angry comments in the comments section, yes I am aware that Trash was written and directed by Paul Morrissey (of no relation to Girlfriend in... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Troll Hunters and Zombie Nazis: 12 Creepy Foreign Flicks

  

  Here it is! My complete and mind blowing list of 12 foreign horror/sci-fi films you should watch right now! There’s a little bit of everything mixed in here,... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES