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I just rewatched ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and had a lot of feelings and now you have to read about them
I remember precisely the first image I saw of Star Wars. It’s the shot of Darth Vader, lightsaber ignited, standing in a Death Star hallway waiting for Obi-Wan Kenobi to arrive. This would have been 1995 or ‘96, after the … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged David Lynch, Disney Renaissance, Dreamworks, Eraserhead, Star Wars, The Prince of Egypt, The Wizard of Oz, Wild at Heart
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The more things stay the same from ‘X’ to ‘Pearl’
8/10 In March, A24 released writer/director/editor/producer Ti West’s X, a time capsule of a slasher film set in 1979 in which amateur pornographers run headfirst into exactly the kind of sadistic murderers who would fill the void pornography was about … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged A24, COVID-19 crisis, Mia Goth, Pearl, The Wizard of Oz, Ti West, X
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