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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Second to the right and straight on till morning

The last time I remember feeling excited about a movie aimed for kids was when Aladdin finally came out on VHS. Most animated movies are like goldfish crackers to me: mildly pleasant, but ultimately forgettable (apart from the disgusting goldfish-cracker afterbreath) and I almost never feel like eating them when there are other snacks in the cupboard. [...]

Celluloid Bliss

I love movies: the way a shot is framed on the screen, a brief picture of a moment, captured as it’s still living; the carefully-prepared details of a movie-set in all its eclectic clutter or precise neatness; all the wonderful sounds – the music, sighs, whispers, clicks, rustles, crunchings, ticks, whooshings; the way light falls, [...]