Posts Tagged ‘ cinema ’
I don’t know what it is about the film or why I like it so much, but I have seen The Truman Show no less than 10 times and that number could be higher. It is just one of those comforting films that I could watch any time. When I was a kid, before this [ READ MORE ]
Again with the visually stunning films. When will it end? Seriously though, Sita Sings the Blues is a brilliantly animated and hilarious film, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The blending of two cultures mirrors the personal experiences of Nina Paley perfectly. Everything seems to work, but nothing in the film is new, or is it? The most [ READ MORE ]
I really wanted to like this film and I did. Being John Malkovich is one of the better films I have ever seen. The way it is filmed, the sets, the lighting, the dialogue and the psychological elements all intertwine and create a world of fantasy where two hundreds dollars, or extreme [ READ MORE ]
I was looking forward to watching Vertigo for the first time, but I was a little disappointed. Of course, the Madeleine Elster-Judy Barton-Madeleine Elster shifts and Scottie’s controlling gaze over Madeleine/Judy was interesting, but I have dealt with these issues before. However, the movie itself has several problems. Doesn’t it make perfect sense for a [ READ MORE ]
First things first, a small mental miscommunication caused this entry to be posted late. My apologies. Moving on. Hasn’t everyone looked in the mirror before and seen his or herself? Not their reflection. Rather, a separate tangible double of his or herself. A self, often referred to as a doppelgänger, which resembles them, but appears to [ READ MORE ]
It seems a little sad that our culture is not longer terrified by subtlety. We require lavish special effects and gratuitous amounts of blood and gore to be horrified and entertained. At the same time, gobs of dialogue is required to make a film interesting. I was recently reminded of our modern cinematic prerequisites while [ READ MORE ]