Tom Cruisin’
or, how Tom Cruise cured my fear of aliens. When I was 16, I found myself home alone on a […]
Daisies
Opening shots create a first impression. They can signify the whole of the film to come or give the viewer […]
Re-Mi-Do-Do-So
On my way out of Close Encounters, I overheard the conversation of a couple. They had been one of the other […]
Ending 3-D’s Transience: Narrative Compatibility in 3-D Film
“See it in 3-D!” has become an oft-dreaded addendum of movie trailers. The glasses, the special screens, and the extra […]
Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephants: The Logic of Nonsense in Children’s Media
The sentence “Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were […]
