Monthly Archives: June 2007

Alright, I’m promising myself this is the last video clip I’ll post. It’s just that when we were talking about the similarities between the arm-chopping scenes in Yojimbo and Star Wars, this clip is the first thing that popped into … Continue reading →

As I watched Yojimbo the other day, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had seen its style of humor somewhere before. It wasn’t until I was driving home after class that it hit me: it’s the exact same style … Continue reading →

After today’s class I naturally ran back home and checked out IMDB for some references of film noir. I never really got anything too good, but then I got to thinking of current pop culture references to 50’s-detective-sherlock-holmesy type icons … Continue reading →

Watching “Yojimbo” for the first time gave me the chance to witness, in my opinion, one of the finest actors of any generation; and for that I am grateful.  This class forces us to strip down films, and analyze parts … Continue reading →

Alright then, so I said I have more to say about The Glass Key. And I do, but, I forgot it. Maybe it’ll come back to me? Probably not, but I’ll leave the possibility open. For now I want to … Continue reading →

I had a really cool moment in class today during our discussion of where Dashiell Hammett (if I spelled that wrong, a thousand apologies) fits in on the scale of literary modernism, the two ends being Virginia Woolf’s theory that … Continue reading →

Here are some memes I found online. Enjoy. Original post by anniek

My favorite aspect of this movie would have to be the comedy laced in.  Being a comedy fan, of course this is what I picked out.  Everything from the little timeteller man shuffling around, to the huge hulking giant carrying … Continue reading →

The Glass Key – the movie and the book.  I can honestly say I enjoyed both versions—which is not always the case with books and its adaptations.  Coughbloodwork.             In class one of the first things we talked about was … Continue reading →