I watched Inception last week. Yes, it was an awesome movie. Yes, I would like to see it again. Yes, I would buy it when it comes out on home video (but only if it comes with a kick-ass “Making Of” featurette”). But some people I know heralded it as a mind-blowing movie. Unfortunately, all I found to be mind-blowing was […]
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After eight handwritten pages of notes taken over two viewings (aside from the first recreational viewing), I have only more questions and not enough answers as to the truth of Shutter Island. The easiest explanation is the one that is offered in a straightforward fashion by the film itself. However, it’s far more interesting to consider other […]
Yet another A paper, this one from my 200-level film class. This paper is about duality on the silver screen. As usual, it’s not exactly the most exciting work I’ve done. It is, after all, an academic paper. As such, it was done in a rushed manner, though not without care and attention to detail. I do wish […]
I was eagerly awaiting the release of Tom Ford’s A Single Man to home video. This was mostly because I love seeing suits on film and I had heard quite a bit about Tom Ford’s fashion background having an influence on the film. Unfortunately, fashion seems to be all there is to this flick.
This is a paper I wrote for my 300-level Spielberg film class. 1,466 words long and coming out to a little over four pages, it earned me an A. A decent read for anyone interested in Spielberg, though this is certainly not the most well written paper: I could’ve done better. Speaking of which, I’m going to study Spielberg’s Catch […]
In my film class, I’ve been studying Spielberg and his recurring theme of paternal absenteeism. Aside from that, I’ve basically been forced into the habit of studying the structure, symbols, and themes of movies. So when I took the day off yesterday to go see Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, I immediately saw parallels to Spielberg’s Hook.
For the longest time, I ditched my unfinished screenplay in an attempt to write a novel instead. There were 88 pages. Two days ago, I decided I would pick it up again.
