Archive for July, 2013
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The Heroic Trinity: Hand, Head and Heart
Posted on July 31, 2013Picture if you will, an alien planet, Earth-like, but with suspiciously styrofoam rocks. A starship officer in a red shirt lies dead. Under a hot sun, Captain James T. Kirk […] -
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Mondrian’s Evolution
Posted on July 26, 2013This is the End Piet Mondrian was born (as Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) on March 7, 1872 in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, and died on February 1, 1944, in New York City, […] -
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An Introduction to Iranian Cinema
Posted on July 24, 2013Not many people are familiar with Iranian cinema. This is a shame, because Iranian cinema has a rich past and up to this day interesting and provocative films are made. […] -
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Laughter in the Dark: A Cinematic Novel
Posted on July 19, 2013Few will deny Vladimir Nabokov a place among the greats of twentieth century literature. Many casual readers, though, will struggle to mention more than one of his novels. That one, […] -
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Why It’s Vital to Go See (and Pay for) Pacific Rim
Posted on July 17, 2013I haven’t seen Pacific Rim. A strange way to start an endorsement, I know. But this article does not try to defend the artistic elements of the film, but what […] -
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The Tragic Plays of Oscar Wilde
Posted on July 15, 2013Apart from his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), Oscar Wilde is best known for his comical plays, most notably The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). These plays wittily […] -
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Ceci n’est pas Star Trek
Posted on July 15, 2013WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD When the first new Star Trek film came out, I didn’t like it. I couldn’t describe the feeling, but something about the reboot really annoyed me. What […]