[By now it was late. The three stars were dimpling the sky. The baby raccoon was crying for its milk…
A D & Jeremy Talk about Movies: Mel Gibson’s Hamlet, all films Kenneth Branagh, Sleuth, Joseph Mankiewicz, Thor, and superhero movies (every one)
[You want to read the earlier installments, and we want to help you: Part 1, Part 2] [Drumming our fingers…
Style as Imitation
1. My father, who once trained as a baker, taught me when I was a kid how to bake an…
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…
The Dominant and the Longue Durée
It’s a very familiar story: Romanticism began in 1798 and ended in 1900, when it was replaced by Modernism. …Although…
Why Genre Will Prevail, in Peace and Freedom from Fear, and in True Health, through the Purity and Essence of Its Natural Fluids, God Bless You All
re: John M. recently quoting something that Paul wrote at his blog, and re: Roxane’s recent post and the resulting…
Brevity, Part 2: Long Takes
Some of us have been discussing long takes in movies, and John mentioned that he’d like seeing a list of…