Tag Archives: Movies
A Day Fo(u)r Movies: Black Swan, Tangled, True Grit, Harry Potter 7.0
A Day Fo(u)r Movies: A Field Report January 5th, 2011 It is not really a secret that I’m not much of a moviegoer. I like movies, and even like going to the movies, but it was never really part of … Continue reading
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Some Extraction Required: Sharing the Experience of Interpreting Inception
Some Extraction Required: Interpreting Inception July 21st, 2010 Although Christopher Nolan’s Inception introduces evidence to the contrary, in our reality dreams are a solitary experience: not only are they personal in terms of context, unique to each dreamer, but they … 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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What’s my Genre Again?: The In(s)anity of the Saturn Awards
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films comes together every year to recognize the best in genre entertainment (in both film and television) at the Saturn Awards. This is, at least in my view, a noble endeavour, and … Continue reading
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Hope You Didn’t Take It Seriously (Ricky Didn’t): The 2010 Golden Globe Awards
Hope You Didn’t Take It Seriously (Ricky Didn’t): The 2010 Golden Globe Awards January 17th, 2010 I said going into the 67th Annual Golden Globes Awards that I was more excited than ever to watch the show but the least … 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
The McNuttCast: Episode Two – The Juno Awards
In this week’s first “normal” edition of The McNuttCast, we can’t entirely get away from talking Battlestar Galactica – while I had the privilege of collaborating with Devindra Hardawar and Meredith Woerner on the epic /Filmcast Series Finale discussion [LINK], … Continue reading
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