Tag: Movie Theory
HAVE YOU EVER QUESTIONED THE NATURE OF REALITY?
Westworld and the Courage of Storytellers An Essay, December 29, 2019 *** “Have you ever questioned the nature of your own reality?” — Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright) With the release of Season 3 of Westworld just a few months away, HBO has again promised to create a lavish, though probably slightly distasteful, experience for […] Read More
ONCE UPON A TIME IN … WTF?
(An essay by John Burke, August 21, 2019) *** No one would be surprised to learn that Hollywood films have a problematic relationship with violence. Such violence is so ubiquitous it hardly bears mentioning any more. Of late, there has been an emerging trend in cinematic violence that seems to be both deliberate and disturbing. […] Read More
Post Mortem: ‘FIRST MAN’
First Man and the Distorted Shape of Heroism An Essay. October 30, 2018 *** A very wise film producer once told me that ‘competence is inherently un-cinematic.’ To competently do your job without fanfare is a quality that cannot be filmed in a compelling way because, in film, the need for drama overrules all other […] Read More