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August 23, 2011August 23, 2011 - Uncategorized

Using Viktor Shklovsky

[This post began as a response to some comments made by Douglas Storm on Amber’s most recent post.] The name…

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January 30, 2011December 31, 2012 - Uncategorized

Why Do You Need So Many Cinemas?

In my last post on this topic, I argued that cinema can be redefined as “the cinematic arts,” which would…

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November 14, 2010June 17, 2012 - Uncategorized

Seventeen Ways of Criticizing Inception (AKA, All Knowledge Isn’t Equal)

[This can be considered a response to this post, and its comments thread.] 1. You’ve just become the fiction editor…

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October 24, 2010July 27, 2011 - Uncategorized

The 1970s vs. the 2000s (in Hollywood film, at least)

Paul’s post “Science in the Ghetto” got me thinking about the infantilizing of Hollywood movies. I wanted to see if…

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October 4, 2010February 22, 2012 - Uncategorized

More on Inception: Shot Economy and 1 + 1 = 1

Some good questions came up in the comments section of my lengthy Inception critique (“Seventeen Ways of Criticizing Inception“), and…

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