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Tag Archives: film
The Birth of a Nation: Lighting and (mostly “non”) camera movement, racism, and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination reenacted a mere 50 years after
NOTE: This post is under reconstruction because a) the YouTube account that I originally took my clips from has been shut down and b) WordPress doesn’t seem to be working correctly to allow me to play clips to and from … Continue reading
Watching the “Up” Documentary Series (Film #3, 21 Up)
Over the weekend I watched the third film in the “Up” series. All the original seven-year-olds are back and are now age 21. I started writing this post on Saturday; today is Wednesday. In a couple of days I’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life, Movies and film, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
Tagged "21 Up", documentary film, film, movies, The "Up" series, WPLongform
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Watching the “Up” Series (#1, Seven Up)
Several years ago, in one of those serendipitous moments that can occur only in the physical world (i.e., not online), I stumbled across a film in the documentary section of a Blockbuster video store, 49 Up. I realized at once … Continue reading
Woody Allen on filmmaking as therapy
Great article about Woody Allen in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal Magazine. In a post I wrote on “Creativity and the importance of routine” last year, I mentioned Allen as an example of someone who shows up every day and does … Continue reading
Posted in Movies and film
Tagged creative routine, creative therapy, creativity, film, movies, therapy, Woody Allen
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Pixar’s “The Blue Umbrella” is cinematic poetry. “Monsters University” is fun, too.
This past weekend my younger daughter and I continued our longstanding tradition of catching Pixar’s new release on its opening weekend. Monsters University was a lot of fun. Not completely on a par with the studio’s finest hits, but really nothing … Continue reading
“Westworld” (Boy, have we got a vacation for you!)
Over the weekend my older daughter and I watched Westworld. Again 🙂 Although we always enjoy this film for the story itself, we also get a kick out of deconstructing its “high tech” symbolism and noting anachronisms and things so commonplace … Continue reading
Posted in Movies and film
Tagged computers, film, movies, Pan Am 747 first class lounge, silent film stars, Westworld
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Thoughts on “Blade Runner” thirty years later
I recently joined a LinkedIn group called “World Cinema Critics” to be part of a community engaged in serious film discussions. Lately we’ve had a comment thread going on the subject of Blade Runner, a movie I hadn’t seen since its theatrical release … Continue reading
Rave review for Pixar’s “Brave”!
First, a quick disclaimer: WordPress won’t let me use italics in the headline, which is why I’ve put quotation marks around the title “Brave.” I usually italicize titles, as called for by the style guide for my field, the MLA (Modern Language … Continue reading
Posted in Movies and film
Tagged archetypes, Brave, Disney, fairy tales, film, Joseph Campbell, movies, myths, Pixar
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Pixar’s (nearly) unbroken streak
I want Brave to be good. My younger daughter and I have a standing date every year to see the newest Pixar movie during its first weekend in theaters. Already today I’ve seen so-so reviews for Brave, but don’t want … Continue reading
Posted in Movies and film
Tagged 3-D animation, Brave, Cars 2, film, John Lasseter, movies, Pixar
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