Tag Archives: Cinema
The Malorian Enigma: Starz’s Camelot and the Misguided Adaptation
Earlier today, Starz announced their plans for Camelot, a ten-part series that offers a new version of the Arthurian Legend. As someone who studied a great deal of medieval literature in my undergraduate career, even writing my honours thesis on … Continue reading
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David vs. Goliath vs. Laziness: Potential-filled 2010 Oscars Lack Suspense, Muddle Triumph
David vs. Goliath vs. Laziness March 8th, 2010 If you were going to watch a television show where two characters reach for the ultimate goal in their chosen field, one as the popular frontrunner and one as the almost-forgotten underdog, … Continue reading
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Crossroads: Cinematic Convergence and Up in the Air
Crossroads: Cinematic Convergence and Up in the Air December 29th, 2009 One of the joys of fictional narratives is that writers have free rein to start their story at any point in their characters’ lives. Unless we’re literally following a … Continue reading
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A Whole New World: World-Building in Avatar and Scrubs
A Whole New World: World-Building in Avatar and Scrubs December 20th, 2009 It’s very rare around these parts that I actively engage in any sort of cinematic analysis, but apparently it’s a yearly tradition as twelve months ago I was … Continue reading
Song, Dance, and Commendation: Turning the 2009 Academy Awards into a Television Event
Song, Dance, and Commendation: Turning the 2009 Oscars into a Television Event When the Academy Awards brought on a set of new producers, there was the usual buzzwords: on time! Big surprises! Excitement! On time! Thrilling! And yet, we all … Continue reading
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Why I’m watching the Golden Globes instead of 24
From the title alone, this seems like it’s going to be one of my usual long-winded essays on the situation at hand, lengthy paragraphs on the sheer entertainment value of drunk Jack Nicholson heckling acceptance speeches and detailed analysis of … Continue reading
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On a Grand Scale: The Similarities between “The Wire” and “The Dark Knight”
As has been noted many times when my guest spots on the /Filmcast (Which, excitingly for Kevin Bacon potential, has Kevin Smith as its guest on Monday night) end before the group gets into discussing the latest new release, I’m … Continue reading
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Cultural Listening: The Watchers Podcast
This will be a brief post only due to a bit of a time crunch, but on Monday evening I was the honoured guest of Dave, Devindra and Adam on The Watchers Podcast. While the podcast is mostly focused on … Continue reading
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