A continuation of this thread:
The success of ‘Sorkin Speak’ – Aaron Sorkin’s signature hyper-speed/intellectual dialogue – relies on nearing the precipice of failure (2/)
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 19, 2016
Continue reading “Tweet of Consciousness: MISS SLOANE (John Madden)”
but no theatre equipped for this sized image) + lack of BP’s narration diminished UWV’s crucial total immersion in comparison to BPV’s (2/)
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 14, 2016
BLEED FOR THIS: a prime example of how smart casting can elevate a straight forward, pedestrian movie into an enjoyable viewing experience
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 13, 2016
Continue reading “Tweet of Consciousness: OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY (Josh Gordon/Will Speck)”
BLEED FOR THIS: a prime example of how smart casting can elevate a straight forward, pedestrian movie into an enjoyable viewing experience
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 13, 2016
Continue reading “Tweet of Consciousness: BLEED FOR THIS (Ben Younger)”
In my continued efforts to cover everything that I see on Write All Nite, I’ve been tweeting my character-restricted, and thus brief thoughts on movies and some shows and other works of art that don’t compel me to go deep on them in a fully-realized, and thus fully-verbose piece. Click here to follow me on Twitter to read these updates in real time, but for those not as technologically-savvy, I’ve also decided to post them on Write All Nite in a new series titled ‘Tweet of Consciousness.’ As the name – and the prior explanation – suggests, these will be my stream of consciousness reactions to whatever I see that doesn’t warrant lengthier responses. They will all retain Twitter’s format, but for those not familiar with it, all you really have to know is that you should read the tweets as they’ll be presented in all subsequent posts: from top to bottom in their chronological order. The titles of each post will contain (in parentheses, like so) the name of the director for movies, and the names of the playwright plus the producing theatre company for theatre. Continue reading “Explaining My TWEET OF CONSCIOUSNESS”
A recent double feature of Ouija: Origin of Evil and Doctor Strange made me realize that Blumhouse Productions and Marvel Studios – the respective production companies/studios responsible for these motion pictures – have almost become two sides of the same predictable coin. Simply put: Blumhouse is to horror movies what Marvel is to superhero movies in that they’ve both made a literal art of guaranteeing positive box office results for their increasingly trademark genre fare.[1] Continue reading “OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL & DOCTOR STRANGE – Oh, the Connections You’ll Make”
This may sound odd, but I sincerely hope that one day my life will recalibrate my artistic sensibilities in such a way that the films of Kelly Reichardt actually start speaking to me. Unfortunately, the release of her latest, Certain Women, does not mark the coming of that day.
Continue reading “CINEMA CAPSULE: ‘Certain Women’ – This Train Carries Enlightenment and Boredom”
First came Bruce. Then: theatre. After that: television. And now, finally, to finish the Write All Nite quaternary: film.
Continue reading “CINEMA CAPSULES: An Introduction and ‘The Magnificent Seven’”
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