December 2011
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Problems with Film Writing
So my friend teapotter linked me to another awesome post.
“How can I communicate the importance of a film without one dimensionalizing it and destroying its magic? I don’t know.”
This author says almost everything that I want to say.
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) is not merely a movie—it’s more of an experience. Or rather, like a dark dream that you can’t shake off in the morning.
The film is about a young woman named Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) who escapes from a cult in upstate New York, and finds refuge with her sister (Sarah Paulson) in a neighboring state. As the film wears on, and Martha tries to...
Hollywood Studios' Liberal Agenda
An interesting article about how some people view new children’s movies as “liberal propaganda.”
“We conservatives and believers in free markets are accused of being paranoid when we say the Hollywood industry is trying to indoctrinate our children with left-wing propaganda. But now movie directors and producers are coming out and admitting what they’re doing. I’m just glad I...
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Andy Serkis's Take On Acting
His interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
“It [motion-capture acting] should be in the [regular] acting category because the acting part of the process is entirely the same. I’ve been bombarded by hate mail from animators saying, “How dare you talk about ‘your’ character when all these people work on it after the fact? We’re actors as well.” They are...
Watchapio:
Why are there so few female and non-white directors?
Steve McQueen asking a lineup of six white male directors why they so rarely cast minorities in movies. Also, how about that telling list of only three female directors at the beginning?
Steve McQueen’s bewilderment at the difference between “movie reality” and “real reality” re: the total imbalance of race representation onscreen...
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Random thoughts
I just have to say that I’m still not sure what I want this blog to be. Originally, it was supposed to be a very “professional” blog that I could show to future employers or graduate schools, but now I feel like that was the wrong way to go. Lately, I’ve been finding that goal restrictive (and fake).
So, right now, I’m simply trying to have fun with it, and...