CANNONIZED CINEMA: Friedrich Nietzsche and the Cinema Infernal
Of all the cinematic genres, horror is one of the least pretentious. Scary movies don’t seek out critical acclaim. They don’t aspire to inspire. Horror films know what they’re about …
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Stephen King: king of movies
As I finished the last page of Stephen King’s novel “Thinner,” I started to think of how the story could translate into film. There would be technical aspects, such as…
Movies about 9/11 that Oliver Stone didn’t direct
The Cannonized Cinema column welcomes guest writers John-Ross Bocye and Matthew Jonassaint. The Great Depression had “City Lights.” The 60s had “The Graduate.” The films of John Hughes dominated the…
Reboots: when they work and when they don’t.
Want to know the quickest way to ruin a good movie? Make a sequel. Remember “Smokin’ Aces?” Of course you do. It was a great movie involving the Mafia, assassins…
Summer Movie Previews & Predictions: Part One
-Cannonized Cinema- This is the first of a three-part series. The first will discuss movies being released in June of 2011. The second will discuss movies being released…
“Chick flick” is Latin for unrealistic expectations
Let’s face it, any woman with an ounce of estrogen yearns for the attention and royal treatment like that of the ever-so-suave Leopold, from “Kate and Leopold,” appropriately played by…
