The structure and techniques used in film trailers have changed a lot over the years. What better way to get to grips with just how much has changed than by looking at the evolution of the trailers for a franchise ...
Read More »Rogue One: A Star Wars blunder
The positive reviews started flooding in, giving me hope – but I’ve been burned before and I’ll be burned again. Are these critics seeing the same films I’m seeing? Rogue One is yet another example of what is wrong with ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: Ran by Akira Kurosawa
An aged lord reflects on the legacy of his kingdom. He resolves to divide his realm between his three children expecting them to act harmoniously. Despite the protestations of his youngest that this is grossly unwise, the lord proceeds to ...
Read More »What we know about Star Wars VII and what we want to see (and what we don’t)
I was very young when I first discovered Star Wars. While bored at an Easter gathering at my grandparent’s house, I was looking through their collection of VHS that they’d taped off the TV. The selection was woeful. At least, ...
Read More »Carrie Fisher: A real person’s princess
I feel like I’ve been asking for the same presents for as long as I can remember. First it was to get real versions of the Star Wars films to replace my taped-off-the-TV numbers. Then it was the special edition ...
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