Split Screen Documentary
Crumb (1994 Terry Zwigoff) Posted above is a clip from the 1994 documentary entitled Crumb. Crumb is a documentary about the comic Robert Crumb and his family. This clip is from a scene when he is...
View ArticleSquare One
What does square one mean? This is a question we have been discussing recently in class. Curious as to what the world thinks of square one, I googled it. According to Google, there was a television...
View ArticleThe message of Fast, Cheap and Out of Control in Gates of Heaven
After concluding that reverting back to square one in Fast, Cheap and Out of Control may have something to do with reverting back to focusing on human relationships, I went back to Gates of Heaven in...
View ArticleTime & Distance
“There is one thing about distance: that no matter how far away it is, it can be reached. It is over there, beyond the Jersey hills – one can drive to it – it is north, among the pines, or eastward to...
View ArticleWhat if Time is Timeless?
I feel it’s safe to say that most of of us have agreed that art and love transcend time. Since our debate takes into consideration three ideas – art —> time —> love – it’s entirely possible that...
View ArticleJust a thought…
After writing my last post I had this thought: it’s interesting that a portrait, the likeness of someone, can cause the viewer to create his own portrait, verbal description, of the one stuck in the...
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Bravo Costume Designers
Slightly outdated in its trick photography, yes; however, costume desginers for the film adaptation of Portrait of Jennie did a fantastic job of rushing Jennie through her childhood years, throwing her...
View ArticleLove = Death?
Today we were faced with the question, “Can love of the highest kind be anything but deadly? Love of anything: a person, job, idea, etc.” I got to thinking what a horrifying question this is. It can be...
View ArticleMacGuffin
I got to thinking about the concept of the MacGuffin after class – trying to figure out examples of this to help me better understand it. So, to help others understand, I have a few to offer. If anyone...
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Watch for the Close-ups: a Final Blog
Life is a tragedy when seen close up, but a comedy in long shot. – Charlie Chaplan As a class, it is clear that we have come to the consensus that Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo is a movie to be seen two...
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