To the disdain and often irritation of many professional filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino continues to produce numerous outstanding films within a short period of time; some of the latest of which have been his re-written history series. These professionals watch, ashamedly, as their hard works are passed in favor of Tarantino’s for awards, and Quentin continues…
It becomes necessary at times, with the speed and tenacity of modern day life, to simply sit back and listen to the music once in awhile. I find my generation’s music, from twangy country to meaningless, repetitive party tunes, to be just awful. No explanation can help me understand why kids don’t know that “Behind…
Society has faced, in many countries, an ethical struggle with the concepts of private property and individual liberty. When the topic turns to assisted suicide, in this case, some of the people usually most opinionated will back away from taking a strong position (See, South Park). When taking a private property notion to its furthest…
In this segment, I hope to cast a little better light on The Sunset Limited, and get a little deeper into the film’s message, as well as breaking it down into some parts that I thought were significant. In order to do this, I’m going to have to give a great deal of the…
In a somewhat shorter marathon, I’ll be taking a significant interest into the films that transcend the typical boundaries of entertainment and cast a glimpse into the souls of the authors. Stories with a deeper message than “Good versus evil” have always been a particular favorite of mine, not simply because the writing is, on…
I’ll be honest, I didn’t get the opportunity to watch a new film to review this week. Struck by glorious inspiration, the majority of my time went into writing, either for a graduate school application or my novel. I really hope that I didn’t mix any of the two up with each other, or else…
As my seemingly endless period of novel-based cinema comes to a close this week, I’d like to share one of my personal favorites of the King collection, in what I consider to be a fitting end to the saga here at Strange Bacon. Misery, a 1990 film, was released very shortly after the book was…
Rooster Illusion 