A Storyteller’s Conundrum: Silver vs. Small Screens

With scripted television’s recent ascent in quality (forget about reality because it is something completely different, culture porn if you will) and the decline of original movies, (i.e. remakes and/or sequels, again documentaries are not included) it becomes important to decipher the viewer’s relationship with each.  Yes, the difference of production schedules is great and […]

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Does it Meet the Criterion (Collection)?

In my thesis on the branding of the Coen Brothers, I commented on how supplements, or “extra-texts” such as trailers, audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes documentaries, etc., may be changing the way we are viewing films. What the exact effect has been, no one can say, as there have been no true scientific studies. However today, it’s […]

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Trailers In The Bagg – March 7th

THAT’S MY BOY First up, we have the latest from Adam Sandler: That’s My Boy. This red band trailer goes out of it’s way to show the raunchy humor that this film  promises to deliver. The nudity, vomit, sperm, and pot jokes seem to be selling us one raw, fucking, comedy. BUT what is this […]

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

As we begin the yearly transformation from lion to lamb, the eternal question for sports fans rears its ugly head: which is the greatest sports month of the year?  Only a few make the cut and each will be given its time in the sun. February – We start out with the single biggest annual […]

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