My Favorite New Movies of 2009
[Update: 2010 is here] [and 2011 is here] Here are my favorite new movies of 2009, like you care. I’m drawing from the films I saw in the theater this year, some of which were “officially” released a...
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I changed my mind! I loved it! Hello and welcome to 2011. Time to make a list of what I liked and didn’t like in 2010. A word though first: I don’t consider the following definitive; I’m not trying to...
View ArticleWhy Do You Need So Many Cinemas?
“Evolution of Dance” by Judson Laipply (2006) (still). In my last post on this topic, I argued that cinema can be redefined as “the cinematic arts,” which would include not only movies and short films,...
View ArticleDIY Geek Cinema
“Blade Runner replicants” (2007). Photo by comiquero (Flickr). Reposted in accordance with Creative Commons Licensing. For a long time I’ve held an ambiguous attitude toward geek culture, and...
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