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Mantras in the catchphrases: The Searchers, The Misfits, The Long Goodbye
I thought I’d take a bit of time to write about some of my favorite movie mantras. I’m talking “mantras” in the loosest sense of…
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No Coincidence – An Examination of When Lord of the Rings Took Place on Earth.
While it may seem astounding that some people still believe The Lord of the Rings is just a book, this is perhaps only to be…
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My Favorite Movies 3 — Our Hospitality (Buster Keaton, 1923)
Chaplin or Keaton…that is the question. Actually, not really, they are both great (along with Lloyd, Langdon and the rest of them). Still, I always…
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A place for art? A clarification of Platonic aesthetics.
Plato seems to get a bad rap when it comes to his views on art. Many first time readers are quick to protest, How could…
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My Favorite Movies 2 — Swing Time (George Stevens, 1936)
To start, I’ll say that I’ve never liked musicals. I really hadn’t seen any of the “classics” (aside from Westside Story in junior high), but…
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My Favorite Movies 1 — The Wages of Fear (H. G. Clouzot, 1953)
Having recently seen Wages of Fear for the third time, I have to say it is just as intense as the first time I watched…
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A brief look into why John Wayne was so awesome.
To start with, I’ll admit that John Wayne didn’t have a great range, and most of his roles were just variations on the persona he…
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Unholy Black Metal and Hardcore Gangsta Rap…strange bedfellows?
Perhaps I should preface this discussion with the admission that I am by no means an expert in any genre relating to rap music. Yet…
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GOTH Blog 1 – The Battle Has Only Just Begun!
Here is the first installment of GOTH Blog as well as the first chapter in the ongoing “Tales of Center Valley” saga (as well as…
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