Big Heart in a Small Town
My Roger Ebert Far Flung Correspondent essay on Ulee’s Gold. Read the rest of this entry »
Shaykh Pir
Stories
June 30, 2011
The Boulevard of Broken Manhood
My Roger Ebert Far Flung Correspondent essay on Glengarry Glen Ross. Read the rest of this entry »
June 17, 2011
Happiness is a little daughter
My Roger Ebert Far Flung Correspondent essay on Matchstick Men. Read the rest of this entry »
January 16, 2010
Travels with Clooney in Search of America
Another piece for the Roger Ebert blog. My comments and video discussion on Jason Reitman’s, Up in the Air. Read the rest of this entry »
January 8, 2010
The Five Deadly Venoms
My text Roger Ebert Far Flung Correspondent (then called “Foreign Correspondent”) piece. Short comments on The Five Deadly Venoms, with video review. Read the rest of this entry »
December 22, 2009
Far Flung Correspondent
Though at the time, it was called the “Foreign Correspondent” group, here is my introduction and video review of Avatar. Read the rest of this entry »
July 29, 2008
The Opening Sequence
The opening sequence of the film carries a few levels of responsibility. Usually, the opening sequence is a short teaser, providing some story elements.
Sometimes, the opening credits themselves function as the opening sequence. Malcolm X had a powerful opening with the burning of the American flag. Everyone knows that opening sequence for the Star Wars films being the flash of the name “Star Wars” followed by the opening crawl.
Examples of great opening sequences are The Dark Knight, Heat, and Scream.
Some responsibilities of this opening sequence are internal to the film, and some responsibilities are focussed on the audience member. Read the rest of this entry »
July 28, 2008
Deciphering Christopher Nolan
christopher nolan is a brilliant storyteller, and is consistent in a few elements of his stories. Read the rest of this entry »
