Benshi and Macross 7
Silent films were an international language. Taking advantage of the fact they had no natural soundtrack, they were designed and produced to be understood through purely visual...
Movie Review: Detroit 9000
Detroit 9000 should have been called “70’s Detroit Action Flick- The Movie” or perhaps “Detroit Cops of the 70’s- The Movie”, either way it’s an odd and...
Shooting Indie Style!
I put together this guide for my students to help them with their film projects in my media class, and now I’m making it available to anyone...
The Gate Short Film – YouTube
Nifty short amateur sci-fi film. Excellent FX work.
Amazing Spider-Man Lives Up to its Name!
Like most people, when I heard there was a new Spider-Man film my initial reactions were “why?” and “too soon”. I mean, it’s been less than a...
Review: The Avengers
Just got back from seeing The Avengers (or Avengers Assemble, to those outside of North America), and I think my take on the film is as follows:...