Friday, March 30 2012
Revisiting and Rethinking Two Classic Essay Films: ‘La Jetée’ and ‘Sans Soleil’
La Jetée and Sans Soleil are the kind of works that prompt repeated viewing and provoke thought and reflection on film, self, and world.
Tuesday, June 7 2011
‘don’t take it personally’: Identity Performance and Surveillance Culture
Christine Love captures the impulsive, shortsighted character of adolescence phenomenally well here, including the reproduction of all the expectations and sex-obsessed attitudes our mass media have thrust upon these kids.
Thursday, March 12 2009
The Secret Policeman’s Balls
The seemingly smutty and initially baffling title is the collective moniker for a series of Amnesty International benefit concerts, held in London.
Wednesday, November 26 2008
The Complete Monty Pythons Flying Circus: Collectors Edition Megaset
The Python legacy is like the Python treatment of death: vast, ridiculous, constant.
Tuesday, October 9 2007
Part 2 - Outsider Influences
TV was at a standstill. On one side -- the status quo. On the other -- the innovators from outside the mainstream. Guess who ended up winning the 'classics’ argument?
Tuesday, May 29 2007
Future Shock: The Death of Serious Science Fiction
The serious Science Fiction film genre is dead or at least on cinematic life support. As the new millennial marches forward, and an omnipresent production paradigm that substitutes spectacle for smarts, futurist filmmaking is definitely gasping for breath.
Friday, May 11 2007
Full Frame 3: The Bad, the Ugly, the Cute and the Delicious
Subversive behavior is encouraged, girl-watching is indulged, Hunter S. Thompson gets some respect, and the pig-out at the wrap-up Awards Barbeque begins.
