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Double Feature: On Falling in Love with Ghosts

August 24, 2019by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Most notably in film noir, but also detectable in drama and fantasy, Hollywood films immediately after World War II often circled around moods of despair and loss. The war had […]

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Film

Three Poems

July 14, 2018by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

That Sweet Salt Ignorance So Itchy Sonnet No. 5 for all those who don’t hold my three-days-late birth against me

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Poetry

Double Feature: Exit Through the Gift Shop and F for Fake

January 23, 2015by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

The ordinary rules don’t apply here. Pulling this double feature on an unsuspecting audience — people with no prior experience of the French New Wave, or essay films, or mockumentaries […]

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Film

Kids’ Names

April 13, 2014by Paul Boyne 2 Comments

I love cool names, and the thought of bestowing some on children of my own has always excited me. Considering how many steps I still need to take to become […]

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Lists, Words

Facebook Links #5

November 18, 2013by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

I’ve selected seven of the most interesting online articles I shared on Facebook in August and September of this year. Cited below are excerpts that spell out the gist of […]

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Reading

What Christians and Critics Have in Common

September 8, 2013by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

At this point in my life, becoming a movie critic feels like the most attractive and most pursuable career goal — and if a career doesn’t pan out, at least […]

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Faith, Film

Double Feature: Man with a Movie Camera and Russian Ark

August 23, 2013by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Man with a Movie Camera has an average shot length (ASL) of 2.3 seconds and contains 1,729 individual shots. Russian Ark, by contrast, has an ASL of about 91 minutes and […]

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Film

Facebook Links #2

June 24, 2013by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Worthwhile articles I shared on Facebook in February and March, with excerpts to give you a taste for each of them, although of course I recommend you read the complete […]

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Reading

Classical Music, Proust, Finish Lines, and Me

March 15, 2013by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

I felt a twinge of finality on the Monday before last as a project of mine came to completion. My iTunes library has been a bit of an obsession since […]

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Music, Reading

My Bloggings in 2013

January 6, 2013by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

That title began as a typo. It looks cute, so I’m keeping it. Happy New Year, everyone! In order to maintain discipline in blogging regularly, I feel some resolutions are […]

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