Tag: Personal Story
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“They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara.” A few Thoughts on Night of the Living Dead.
Yeah, I know. More talented and thought-provoking writers, critics and academics have talked about and analysed this film. This George A Romero film was a game changing classic of the horror genre, of course people would at least bring it up in conversation, if they’re fans. I think any one of the books and documentaries…
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‘Cruising Slagtown’: Talking About the Buddy Cop Sci-Fi Hybrid, Alien Nation.
I wasn’t going to talk about this film here, even if it was on my list of flicks to cover. While I do love this film, being a mash-up of genres done right, it was planned for after Halloween. But a few things changed, research for my intended piece was taking longer than expected and…
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The American Zatoichi is Dutch.
We all have those artists, illustrators, musicians, actors, screenwriters, authors, directors and so many others, that we all love and admire. It might not be the person themselves, but their output strikes a chord and you wait with baited breath for their next creative endeavour to be released. As you already know, either from reading…
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Chasing Thunder Part 2: Rolling in Stars.
Previously on Chasing Thunder: Bluh, Bluh, bad memory. Bluh, Bluh, book I once read. Bluh, Bluh, visual earworm. Bluh, Bluh, found a movie. Bluh, Bluh, good things. Honestly, just read part one. I’m too lazy to do extra work. And now: So, the second film I had an image of in my head, like being…
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In The Beginning There Was Light.
In the beginning there was indeed light. It was the beginning of the first and greatest obsession of my life. The light was that of a film projector, I was sitting in a big room with other people. My Dad was next to me, we shared the most amazing snack I had ever tasted in…
Exploiting Wonderland 