In preparation for this final blog entry, I spent a lot of necessary time trying to decide which film I would choose to discuss. I realized that any discussion being brought to the table would really need to be kicked up a notch – or two – in order to keep up with the fabulous […]

Yesterday I had 4 movie screenings scheduled.  CRAZY! But I loved it. I was thinking about Portrait of Jennie (the film) and I kept thinking that I probably shouldn’t like it.  Even as I was watching it I kept reminding myself that it was over acted and that Eben’s voice overs were ridiculously emo and […]

So, what makes someone your soulmate? Is it something you just know when you meet them? Is there persistance what makes you realize that they’re serious? Can they really be your soulmate if you meet them at the wrong time or is it proof that it’s real if everything falls into place? Do we have […]

I wanted to touch on the theme of eye contact we covered in class.  I’ve noticed that eye contact is everywhere.  People always seem to be talking about eye contact: making it, having it, avoiding it, being angry when it is avoided…etc.  Are the eyes the window to the soul? I suppose we’d first have […]

In class on Monday I was surprised to find that there was so much dislike of FCAOOC.  But I guess what perplexed me most was the thought that people did not think it was on par with the other Morris films we’ve viewed.  I thought that it was not only the best in terms of […]

It’s official: Errol Morris is a god among men! Just in case you didn’t already know, I figured I’d reiterate that his films (at least all of those I’ve now seen) are A-MA-ZING! So let’s talk about Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control, shalll we?  I’ll admit, I was waiting for the moment when I […]

I was thinking about what happens if life has meaning but it isn’t what we want it to be.  I’ve often thought that it doesn’t matter what the material world puts stock in because I believe in something that transcends the here in now i.e. I’m a Catholic.  (this goes for any religion, obviously, but […]

O.K. So, the truth is difficult to know but not impossible.  But how do we learn? Are we going to learn it best by jumping out there in the world with a camera in our hands or by sitting in a class and watching someone else’s film? But even if we are holding the camera […]

The Thin Blue Line REALLY worked me into a frenzy.  I left the screening and I was early for a meeting I had and I couldn’t stop going on about the film until our meeting was about to start.  The absolute cruelty and utter waste of human life was just so in your face while […]

OK so I didn’t really like Gates of Heaven when I saw it at the screening.  It probably didn’t help that I was tired and hungry and I just wanted a movie to enjoy and not have to think about.  Although, ever since taking this course (as well as another film course I’m in this […]