Category: CineMUSINGS
musing on media, facts on film, commentary on culture, and more
Do you like movies? Are you a cinephile? Do your friends consult YOU instead of IMDB? Were you raised on television? Spend hours talking cinema? This book is DEFINITELY for you. OR… if you’re a…
Does life itself have a resolve? Spielberg’s assertions, accusations against Tolkien, Humpty Dumpty’s fall and Bryan Mill chasing after his Taken daughter all turn up in this excerpt from my friend and colleague Tim Schaaf’s…
It’s the time of year when leaves die and trees turn to skeletons. The garden stops providing. An evening stroll changes from bright sun and chirping birds to dark night and the howling wind. As…
Being close to Halloween, with fright fests and Michael Myers marathons abounding, it seemed wise to drop an excerpt from my upcoming book – Cinemagogue – as it features a section dealing with the horror…
It’s been a fun and exciting month with out Kickstarter initiative, seeing old and new faces coming along to support the book and continuance of Cinemagogue. We received well over 10K in pledges and some…
At first glance, you might think they’ve done a fine job… look at an illustration by John Buscema realized in the form of James Purefoy, or a vintage Frank Frazetta drawing fleshed out by Taylor…
Where in the World is Cinemagogue going? “Remember; no matter where you go, there you are.” – Buckaroo Banzai, Across the 8th Dimension Life and circumstances have impacted Film & Theology events and this website…
Essentially, it all comes down to Superman and Citizen Kane: Are you tired of enjoying movies merely on a surface level? Maybe you should be! If you want to get “under the skin” of narrative,…
“It’s said there are only 10 plots in all of fiction, but I believe there’s only one: ‘Who am I?’” This daring assertion crops up in The Amazing Spider-man, courtesy of one of Peter Parker’s…