Impressions of Japan, Four Years Later
Recently I visited Tokyo for the first time in four years. What was striking was not how much had changed, …
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Why I Love Snow
This week in Seattle, it snowed. In Connecticut, the snow would’ve caused delays; in Seattle, it shut down the city. …
The Makioka Sisters and the Use of Color
Note: Japanese names are presented with family name first and given name last. Watching The Makioka Sisters recently at the new …
Night of the Living Dead: Horror Movie as Social Commentary
First, we see a car making its way up a road. Barbra (Judith O’Dea) and her brother, Johnny (uncredited, played …
Watching Lawrence of Arabia in 70 mm, or Holy @%@!, This is Awesome!
Having received word that a company I was hoping to work for had rejected me without so much as an …
