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‘France’: An Aware Reflection of the Artificial Media
The media is composed of a large segment of our contemporary society, being the main channel of collective mass communication. The media consists of broadcasting, publishing, and the internet, which includes, but is not limited to, print media (newspapers), cinema, broadcasting (television and radio), the news (journalists and news outlets), digital media (social media), photography, and advertising. But what is the role of the media?
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Journal
‘Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time’: A Moving and Deeply Personal Documentary About a Great Writer and Friend
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time is not a conventional documentary, though that was the original intention. Its inception started nearly forty years ago, in 1982. Robert B. Weide had just finished a well-received PBS documentary on the Marx Brothers. Weide, twenty-three years old at the time, sent a letter to one of his literary heroes, Kurt Vonnegut, requesting his ‘authorization’ to create a documentary on his life and work.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Humans
‘Black Friday’: The Good News Is It Includes Bruce Campbell, the Bad News Is That It’s Not Very Good
Adding Bruce Campbell to your cast will automatically attract any genre enthusiast. The man is a legend, possibly one of the most charismatic men on the planet. A man so charismatic, I’m seriously considering watching an upcoming Hallmark movie just because he’s in it. I know it’s going to suck, but hey, it’s got Bruce Campbell! At the very least, I can admire his chin for 90 minutes.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Horror
A Fool’s Dream: Celebrating Wes Craven’s ‘The People Under the Stairs’
Thirty years ago we were treated to Wes Craven’s deliriously entertaining socially-conscious horror roller coaster, The People Under the Stairs. When we talk about Craven’s oeuvre, the usual suspects are mentioned: the exploitation classic, The Last House on the Left; the fantastical slasher where murders transpire in the dreamscape, A Nightmare on Elm Street; and finally, the 90’s meta-fictional deconstruction of the slasher genre, Scream — as well as its subsequent lesser sequels.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Horror
‘My Own Private Idaho’ Is a Journey of Feelings
My Own Private Idaho is weird to watch for the first time. I don’t know what I was expecting, but a group of young male prostitutes with Shakespearean vernacular was not it. All I knew about this film was young Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix were the stars, which is really all I needed to hear.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
‘Dune’: The Unadaptable Comes to Fruition With Villeneuve’s Vision
A film, years — even decades — in the making, Denis Villeneuve’s passion project opens with a mysteriously strange and deep voice, recognized among the Dune universe as the language of the Sardaukar — “Dreams are messages from the deep.” For Villeneuve, faithfully adapting Dune to the big screen was his dream, his biggest challenge yet; Dune is a message from the depths of his soul and heart, a creation pure in passion and enthusiasm, sparkling in Denis’ love of the source material.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Futurism
‘The Many Saints of Newark’: Remember the Little Moments
Due to the pandemic, a lot of people have ventured into the streaming abyss, picking up on shows they’ve never finished or starting shows that have been on their radar for quite some time. One show, in particular, has seen a resurgence of popularity: HBO’s, one and only, The Sopranos.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Criminal
The ‘Drive’ Cult
You never really know what you’re in for when you watch Drive. You think it’s a movie about crime, then it becomes a slow-burning journey of self-discovery, then it’s a romance, then it’s back to a crime movie, then it goes insane. It’s no wonder Drive has become a cult classic.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Humans
A Ghostly Judy Greer Haunts Melanie Lynskey in ‘Lady of the Manor’
Two and a Half Men is an abominable sitcom and I’m ashamed to admit that in my younger, and far more vulnerable years, I did watch an episode or two. If there was one good reason to watch the show, it was Melanie Lynskey, who had a recurring role in the show as Rose, a psychotic stalker to one of the titular two and a half men. Like many of the talents wasted on that show, Lynskey fell prey to the show’s dismal writing. Yet if any laughs were to be had, it was due to Lynskey and her pitch-perfect timing — though we shouldn’t forget the wonderful Conchata Ferrell.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
