Monday Thought

On August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go See2 Comments

David Lynch is to Cinema what Sam Shepard is to Theatre.

Fare Thee Well

On August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Speaking of directors visually communicating an awareness of the cinematic manipulation at play in their movies:

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Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)

On August 11, 2021August 12, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Cinematically literalizing Freud = camp??

Stimulation, Manipulation

On August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Body Double is the platonic ideal of Brian De Palma.

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Bogartery

On August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

A scene that personifies the Humphrey Bogart cinematic experience:

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The Norms of Forms

On August 3, 2021September 11, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

When a movie inverts expectations, audiences should consider the implications of this formula reversal.

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Rounding Up

On August 2, 2021August 3, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Some stray musings from my recent moviegoing rovings (and ravings):

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Calling Cards

On July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Three of the most successful horror franchises in recent years all boast their own cinematic calling cards, each of which appear in every installment, each of which capture an essential element of what makes the horror of their respective series so horrifying.

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The Purgers

On July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Write All Nite’s commitment to chronicling the ever-evolving iterations of The Purge series continues:

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Another Fake-Out

On July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 By Steven StraussIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Remember when I wrote about how we can sometimes track a musical’s primary story through its utilization of a conventional two-act structure, specifically the self-dubbed Act One Fake-Out Anthem?

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