Archive · 2010

May 2010

349 posts

Scott Fest: Top Gun

TOP GUN (1986) Director: Tony If one had access to a jet fighter, why would you want to take the highway to the danger zone? Wouldn't air travel be more expedient? In a complete 180 from the Lesbos Vampiros film, Tony directs a movie so chock full of male… Continue reading

Always Late-by Matt

NOTE: Welles-Fest will continue with our next installment. WHITHER GREGORY? I've been a fan of "House M.D." since its debut in late 2004. I don't consider it a guilty pleasure. It's just damn good television. I've come to regard it as my favorite major… Continue reading

Thievery Corporation

I'm sitting in Columbus Airport in a starbucks waiting for a flight. Through the house speakers is a steady, non-threatening mix of ‘chill-out' music; a neutered continuous breeze of hi hat, fluttery bass and just-barely there vocals in every… Continue reading

On finding a new Cinema

As I have mentioned before I believe that seeing a film in the cinema enhances the experience, with that in mind I tend to stick to the same cinema whenever I go. This is primarily because I don't want to add anything into the mix that might ruin the… Continue reading

Scott Fest: Legend

LEGEND (1985) Director: Ridley Ridley segues from the unicorn in Blade Runner, to the unicorns, faeries and goblins of Legend. In an enchanted forest, Jack (Tom Cruise) and Lily (Mia Sara) battle the forces of darkness, as personified by, well, Darkness (Tim… Continue reading