Monthly Archives: February 2007

I was on amazon.com today (looking for the Adam West Batman TV show on DVD, which isn’t out yet, but is coming! Soon I hope, but as soon as it does, I will know because I told Amazon to alert … Continue reading →

I watched the 1994 version of Little Women Friday afternoon, since I recently found it in the 5 dollar bin at Wal-Mart and bought it. I first saw this movie when I was nine with my mother when it first … Continue reading →

I wanted to speak in defense of Meg, again, because I don’t think I fully expressed (or had realized) my thoughts on the matter in class, and because I feel Meg needs a little bit more defending. I’ll preface by … Continue reading →

On Saturday I went into DC and visited the Library of Congress. I was a bit disappointed I didn’t have a readers card to access the reading rooms (AMAZING!) and that they didn’t have their “American Treasures” exhibit open (apparently … Continue reading →

After today’s class, I thought it might not be a bad a idea to list and define some “key” terms in film studies; I thought it would be easier if we had a list of a few important things in … Continue reading →

I wanted to add a bit to the class discussion from Friday about the different “feels” of Yojimbo and The Glass Key. Dr. Campbell told us “feel” didn’t quite encapsulate what we were trying to articulate, and I’d like to … Continue reading →

I wanted to talk a little bit about what Kurosawa is doing with framing in Yojimbo, particularly in the scene where Sanjuro has killed the six men protecting Nui and is destroying the house. This comes, as we all remember, … Continue reading →