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Shot of the Movie (Series)
Is it possible to capture everything that's good about a movie in a single shot? Here's how I see it. I argue some shots are so good, they can stay with you longer than the movie, itself. They're powerful, plot-altering, and impressive, not always in their scale, but sometimes in their subtlety. And they change us, not only by giving us something to talk about well after the credits roll but also for their implications for what they have to offer for film and movies, themselves.
By Bethany Yoder2 years ago in Geeks
Dorothy Comingore (1913 – 1971)
Hollywood is a bully. As an imaginary 1940s Hollywood screenwriter, I have learned to keep quiet, to avert my gaze, not complain. It is my dream job and a nightmare. I want to be a story-teller that weaves magic about sassy women who stand up to the men. But this is 1940s Hollywood, so I know that not all fights, no matter how just, will be won and that gutsy women need to know their place. Cautionary tales about the women who spoke up, hide in every dark corner of every salacious fanzine.
By Rachel Robbins2 years ago in Geeks
Axel Foley Was Right! You Should Never Fall For a Banana In Your Tailpipe
Ahhhh! Beverly Hills! The land of palm trees, fast cars & even faster women. The ideal place for a vacay unless you're on the hunt for a murderous art dealer who had your best friend offed.
By Digital_FootPrint12122 years ago in Geeks
The Search for the MacGuffin
"The MacGuffin is the thing that the spies are after, but the audience doesn't care." (Alfred Hitchcock). Here I am again, sitting in front of my typewriter. I have a sharp suit and seamed stockings. I have a cigarette permanently at one side of my mouth and I drink whisky with my black coffee for lunch. I’ve got to keep up with the boys in the writing room.
By Rachel Robbins2 years ago in Geeks
Ripley: Non-Traditional Review
I’m teaching media literacy this semester and a couple of weeks ago we were discussing how useful it is to know that any entertainment content has a potential to work for us, consumers, at four different (albeit often overlapping) dimensions: cognitive, affective, aesthetic, and moral.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Geeks
Casablanca (1943)
In 1942, Janis Wilson was working on her first film – Now Voyager, playing the young Tina, a neglected child to be adopted by Bette Davis’s Charlotte Vale. And in breaks from her filming she would sneak onto an adjourning lot and watch the movie that some of her co-stars were filming in overlapping schedules.
By Rachel Robbins2 years ago in Geeks
Charity shop chronicles: Discovering the unexpected in charity shop treasures
A few days ago, Owen /Crazy Sheep wrote an article about a rather interesting vintage book he found when browsing in a charity shop. He found an almost 100-year-old French cookbook! Of course, the French book was written in French, as you can guess.
By Susan Fourtané 2 years ago in Geeks
