Double Feature: On Falling in Love with Ghosts
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 […]
Tag Archives: special effects
Uh … 3 ½? — Voyage of Time
The Introduction Terrence Malick’s first and, to date, only nonfiction film took an appropriately long and strange journey into existence. Its origins can be traced back to the abandoned film […]
“FLAAAAA-CCID!” — The Stunt and Body Doubles of Death Becomes Her
Of all the modern American directors, none has shown a more comprehensive interest in the advancement of special effects than Robert Zemeckis. Most of his movies, regardless of genre, seem […]
“Everybody Was Making the Same Movie” — The Inspired Collaboration of Edward Scissorhands
It’s very tempting to approach Edward Scissorhands as an autobiographical piece of work, the inimitable vision of Tim Burton. As a child, I first began to recognize the authorship of a […]
Both Versions: Star Wars
For the twentieth anniversary of his greatest accomplishment, George Lucas brought Star Wars (now known, for clarity’s sake, as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) back into theaters with new digital […]
Uh … 3 ½? — Total Recall
The Introduction I grew up with an awareness of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s films but very little hands-on experience. Most of his action movies were rated R, and I only considered the Terminator […]
My Favorite Movies: Babe
There’s something special in that taillight. Something, furthermore, that can only be appreciated on a movie theater screen. I imagine kids born in the mid-seventies may have had the same […]
Crescendo Into the Infinite
Can we imagine a more beautiful death than oxygen depletion during a space walk? Floating in absolute peace and utter silence, free to simply gaze at the most beautiful object […]
Double Feature: King Kong vs. Godzilla
For last month’s double feature we took a look at the unnaturally small, and now we turn around to look at the unnaturally huge. King Kong and Godzilla, the most […]
Double Feature: The Secret World of Arrietty and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
I’ve been neglecting the backyard for many years now. Sure, I’ve mown the lawn; absentmindedly watched the family cat prowl over the grass; had a few picnics in the summer […]
Geppetto's Clocks 