Comparative Analysis: How People Like Us and the Lucky One Handle Secrets
SPOILER ALERT: Since this is an analytical piece rather than straight-up review certain plot elements will be discussed in some detail. If you do not wish to know such information please stop reading...
View ArticleAmericanization: How Le Grand Chemin Became Paradise- Le Grand Chemin (Part 3...
Le Grand chemin Written and Directed by Jean-Loup Hubert Unlike Paradise, Le Grand chemin takes place in June of 1958. The back drop of the Algerian War will play a role in this film and is a...
View ArticleCinematic Episodes: Introduction
Themes are sometimes difficult to stick to. The way I usually manage to stick to them is by getting a bunch of installments written and ready and then scheduling ahead of time. Themes that I work on...
View ArticleMarch to Disney: What Bolt and Dumbo Share
This is a series of posts this month wherein I will focus on Disney films. For more on my background with Disney films and about the timing of this focus please read the introductory post here. What’s...
View ArticleMarch to Disney: Terabithia, Timothy Green, and Other Inauspicious Ends
Warning: Spoiler alert! There is story analysis that reveals key plot points below, proceed with caution. If there’s one misconception about Disney films that bothers me it’s the tonality myth of the...
View ArticleMarch to Disney: Trips to Treasure Island
This is a series of posts this month wherein I will focus on Disney films. For more on my background with Disney films and about the timing of this focus please read the introductory post here. When...
View ArticleThe Billy Wilder Blogathon: Emil and the Detectives (1931) and (1935)
Wilder, Kästner, Emil and the Detectives For the Billy Wilder Blogathon I wanted to cover a film, in this case films, that occurred early in Wilder’s career. The reason is because while it’s nearly...
View ArticleThe Miriam Hopkins Blogathon: These Three and The Children’s Hour – The...
Introduction One thing I must fully acknowledge before beginning was that prior to signing up for this Blogathon Miriam Hopkins was not a name I could connect to a face. When I checked her filmography...
View Article2012 Battle of the Nutcrackers
Last year I took inspiration from Ovation TV’s annual Battle of the Nutcrackers for a post on a cinematic version thereof. This year I decided to be a bit more literal about it. While I’ve known of...
View ArticleRoyalty on Film Blogathon – The Chronicle of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and...
Introduction When I first read about the Royalty on Film Blogathon, one film jumped out at me immediately as the topic I should write about. Now, having selected The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the...
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