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Food as Device

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on March 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Anybody who knows me knows this passage. I am constantly quoting it: [H]eld accountable for nothing, life fades into nothingness. Automatization eats away at things, at clothes, at furniture, at our wives, at our fear of war. […] And so, in order to return sensation to our limbs, in order to make us feel objects, [...]

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Scott Pilgrim vs. Inception for the Future of the Cinematic Imagination

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 26, 2010 | 19 Comments »

Since I wrote this critique of Inception, one question more than a few have asked me is: “What could Nolan have done differently?” Which is one way of asking: “What could he have done that you would have liked?” At first my response was along the lines of, “Well, not doing the things he did”—but [...]

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Art as Device, and Device (When it Works) as Miracle (or, The Princess Bride vs. Inception)

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 20, 2010 | 14 Comments »

In my recent criticism of Inception, I took Mr. Nolan to task for his inelegant use of screenwriting devices, such as his endless reliance on (often irrelevant) exposition. Some took objection to this. (See the comment thread here, also.) To clarify: the problem is not the device, but the clumsy, bare-boned way in which it’s [...]

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