David Lynch is to Cinema what Sam Shepard is to Theatre.
Fare Thee Well
Speaking of directors visually communicating an awareness of the cinematic manipulation at play in their movies:
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Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
Cinematically literalizing Freud = camp??
Stimulation, Manipulation
Body Double is the platonic ideal of Brian De Palma.
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Bogartery
A scene that personifies the Humphrey Bogart cinematic experience:
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The Norms of Forms
When a movie inverts expectations, audiences should consider the implications of this formula reversal.
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Rounding Up
Some stray musings from my recent moviegoing rovings (and ravings):
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Calling Cards
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
Write All Nite’s commitment to chronicling the ever-evolving iterations of The Purge series continues:
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Another Fake-Out
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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