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Category: essays

essays, thoughts & opinions

Past in Present: The TCM Petition and The Trouble With “Classics”

A movement makes one wonder what’s a classic and what’s just “old”

Posted on August 4, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Love Drought: Reflecting on 2016 at The Half

It’s easy to say 2016 has been a rough year for film, but what’s easy to say might not be entirely accurate when we get outside the multiplex.

Posted on June 30, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, my back pages, thoughts & opinions

Talking Book: Should One Watch It, or Should One Read It?

When the book-versus-movie debate seems less clear-cut.

Posted on May 20, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, news, thoughts & opinions

Dear Prince…

Dearly Beloved – We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life

Posted on April 22, 2016July 3, 2019
award talk, essays, thoughts & opinions

God Bless This Mess: Oscar Predictions and A Declaration of Grumpiness

By now I should be giddy; This year, I’m just grumpy.

Posted on February 28, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, news, thoughts & opinions

Dear David Bowie

You held open the art gallery door, and made us all feel welcome to finally step inside.

Posted on January 11, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, screenings, thoughts & opinions

A Sky Full of Stars: One Theatre, One Day, Six STAR WARS Films

A few days ago, in a theatre not that far away…

Posted on November 19, 2015July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Dinner at Eight: Marking the Eighth Blog-a-Versary of The Matinee

Peace, Love, and Empathy as The Matinee Turns Eight.

Posted on August 20, 2015July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Middle Cyclone: Reflections on Phase Two

If we think about how we got here, maybe that will provide a clue as to where we are going.

Posted on July 22, 2015July 3, 2019
essays

Last Kiss: An Ode to The Great Final Lines

A well written film has a tendency to stick with us – and sometimes it’s the last thing the screenwriter pens that sticks with us the most.

Posted on March 15, 2012March 20, 2012
essays

New Divide (Reflecting on Changing Tastes)

I’m Writing About a Different Sort of Film, You Might Not Be Reading, and All of That Is Okay (I Think).

Posted on November 1, 2011June 2, 2022
essays

Fear of The Dark (My Aversion to THE EXORCIST)

I Tried Folks…I Really Did…And I Think This Is As Good As It Gets…

Posted on October 19, 2011October 26, 2011

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