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“Don’t you like Bodega Bay…?”
Part One: As I said in an earlier post, writing on my blog about Hitchcock is one of the most embarrassing and humiliating experiences. I feel a little odd and sheepish when I say if this thing isn’t great, it … Continue reading
Freeland’s take on things
Ok, so I know that I just wrote a post about an hour before this one, but I’ve been re-reading Freeland and Wood’s articles for my final essay, and I think there’s something very interesting in Freeland’s format. Part One … Continue reading
duality
I find Hitchcock’s fascination with duality remarkable. In many of his movies, the protagonists (sometimes antagonists) play double roles. To look at the most outlandish example, see Anthony Perkins in “Psycho”. (If you haven’t seen this, please don’t read). He … Continue reading
…about that *other* ending…
I’ll write a quick post in a second that is on a different subject (on Hitchcock in general vs this post on “Vertigo”). I’m sorry that’s it’s taken me such a long time to write a post about this film-it’s … Continue reading
…about that ending…
A quick post on my thoughts about the second half of Jennie. After seeing that storm scene, I can see entirely why they would win for best special effects, especially in lieu of the curtains sliding further back to creat … Continue reading
art/creativity
Where to begin… First of all, yesterday’s class discussion on art and soulmates was probably my favorite we’ve had yet. As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m really interested in the correllation of eternal art and eternal love…are they … Continue reading
creativity and visual art
Something I find myself doing in this class (though this is everyday basic action for nearly everyone) is comparing themes or plotlines, even lines, to life, reality and even other films or entertainment that remind me of whatever it is … Continue reading
learning through class
In addition to the post I just made, I remembered something: while Prof. Campbell was talking in class about his upcoming lecture on whether or not film studies teaches us the levels of comprehension necessary to note the cinematography of … Continue reading
documentary depression
Hokay-I have a lot of catching up to do, but I would first like to get a post out here about Errol Morris. I (unfortunately) couldn’t make it to the screening of “The Thin Blue Line” due to my night … Continue reading
happy belated blog post, Yojimbo!
Long overdue, yes. My apologies (it’s my own fault, sorry about that, but if I can get this youtube thing to work *fingers crossed* it might just be worth everyone’s time). I’ll start off by saying that Yojimbo was (not … Continue reading