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Proper Value: Black Christmas
Posted on February 3, 2014Somewhere around 1977, John Carpenter asked fellow director Bob Clark if he would ever make a sequel to his 1974 horror movie Black Christmas, which was about an anonymous stalker terrorizing […] -
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An Introduction to 20th Century Irish Drama
Posted on January 28, 2014The Irish have had an enormous impact on the literary world, certainly considering their relative small population. Their influence did not go unnoticed, with four writers receiving the Nobel Prize […] -
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A Closer Look at Hell
Posted on January 20, 2014Poetic Justice and Personal Vengeance in Dante’s Inferno Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy is widely seen as one of the great works of world literature and a major influence on the […] -
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Technical Storytelling in Film (part 3 of 3)
Posted on January 12, 2014After discussing the beginnings of film and sound in part 1, and the use of colour and lenses in part 2, the third part of this article will focus on […] -
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Of Muse and Men
Posted on January 5, 2014Artists and Their Muses, and the Films They Inspired In Greek mythology there were 9 muses, goddesses who provided inspiration to artists in fields such as drama, poetry, dance and […] -
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Technical Storytelling in Film (part 2 of 3)
Posted on December 30, 2013In the first part of the article on the technical storytelling in film, I focused on the aspects of film and sound. In this second part, I continue with colour and […] -
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Proper Value: The Fountain
Posted on December 22, 2013One of the reasons we started The Culture Counter was to show people works of art we really love. This is easy when these works are universally acclaimed, but for […] -
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Technical Storytelling in Film (part 1 of 3)
Posted on December 15, 2013Hundreds of books have been written about storytelling, mostly covering the writing aspect of it. But what about after the writing is over? This article covers some of the technical […] -
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What’s My Line Again?
Posted on December 7, 2013While in the UK the celebrity panel show has for years been reaching unprecedented heights with shows such as Have I got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI […] -
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An Introduction to Dutch Literature
Posted on November 30, 2013Most people outside of the Netherlands and Flanders are familiar with Dutch literary works through their cinematic adaptations. The Dutch film industry was never shy with borrowing from the literary […] -
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Biblical Influences on Oscar Wilde’s Salome
Posted on November 23, 2013Oscar Wilde’s style of writing is usually very lyrical, descriptive, luscious and decadent. He revels in the descriptions of beautiful things and beautiful people. This is most evident in his […] -
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The Influence of the Law of Jante on Danish Cinema
Posted on November 16, 2013The influence of Danish cinema is enormous when taking into account the relative small size of Denmark. Directors like Bille August, Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg are household names […]