Analysis
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In The Heat Of The Night – Observations and Thoughts
A look at what makes Norman Jewison’s classic so good on so many levels.
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Spiritual Succession – Dazed And Confused/Everybody Wants Some!!
A look at the spirit involved in Richard Linklater’s youth movies.
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Author: The JT Leroy Story – A Tale Of Two (Three, Four, Five…) Truths
A look at the documentary and the blurry lines of fiction meeting reality.
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Come And See
Come and See (1985) is a descent into hell on earth the like of which I have never seen. I am saying this just to warn those of you who haven’t seen this film that it really is a heavy watch. This is possibly the hardest film to watch at points that I’ve ever seen,…
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Cloud Atlas – Mapping Faith
A look at Cloud Atlas, and how the human spirit keeps going.
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Saló or 120 Days Of Sodom : Mythologising The Inane/The Insane
A look at Pasolini’s last infamous film, and whether it was really worth it (it wasn’t).
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The War of Knowledge/The Knowledge of War: Embrace of the Serpent
A look at the enchanting mysteries and horrors of the jungle, and the ideological battles behind it.
2001 A Space Odyssey, Aguirre Wrath of God, Analysis, Apocalypse Now, Cinema, Ciro Guerra, Conflict, criticism, Embrace Of The Serpent, Experiential Cinema, Film, Film Pravda, Fitzcarraldo, Grappling with ideas, Ideological conflicts, Jungle, Knowledge, Language, Mysticism, Navel gazing if you’re a cynic, Philosophy, Plato, Sufism, Transcendence
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Harold and Maude
Dear Reader, today marks the first post not written by this site’s first author. This essay concerns Hal Ashby’s 1971 picture, Harold and Maude, and is written by a dear friend of mine, currently studying a degree in English Literature and Film Studies. I won’t say any more, other than he’s seen far more films…
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Star Wars VII: Another New Hope
A look at the cyclical recycling of the original Star Wars into the new Episode VII, and what that means.
Film Pravda 