8 years ago
Challenging the Canon (4 posts found)
Highly Praised Films Under a New Lens
I Love You, Man: A Discussion on LGBT Films
Kyle: Noah, I unfortunately neglected to read your piece, “Three’s Company: A Trio of Modern LGBT-Themed Comedies”, when it was initially posted, but I was immediately intrigued when I skimmed it that day. Your choices -- I Love You, Man, Talladega Nights: The...
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Challenging the Canon: “No Country For Old Men”
As widespread as they are, film adaptations of novels rarely come close to satisfying audiences familiar with the source. The relationship between reader and reading material can possess a covetous quality. Novels spark the imagination of an individual, and wh...
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Challenging the Canon: “Blue Velvet”
If one wanted a definitive list of the greatest films of all time—or at least, a definitive list of what are perceived, at this moment in time to be the greatest films of all time—you could not do much better than the list on They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? T...
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Challenging The Canon: “Fight Club”
To begin, I'll let on that I'm a huge fan of David Fincher; I dig The Game, I enjoy Alien 3 and I even think that the one about Brad Pitt aging in reverse is a glorious example of adult fairytale-telling. I don't consider it hyperbolic but more realistic to sa...
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