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Holes in the Tower of Babel
Holes in the Tower of Babel The Tower of Babel story (Genesis 11:1–9) is among the most famous in the Bible. It might even be considered an iconic text—famous beyond its actual content; since the story was originally written it has come to mean much more than its actual words. Although many Westerners have a vague idea of what the story is about, or at least know the name "Babel," it is best to (re)read the text in full. Here it is in the New Revised Standard Version: 1Now the whole ear...
Memoir - autotheory - the personal essay — first-personalism as dark literary style
SINCE THE 1920s, the majority of US college applications have required, along with test scores and transcripts, a written personal statement demonstrating "character." That such a subjective quality should be decisive in admissions is an odd, distinctly (though perhaps not uniquely) American practice that, at its genesis, was motivated by antisemitism and racism. As Jerome Karabel writes in The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton (2005), requi...
Hollywood Types - THE MODERNS
From the Chicago Reader (May 13, 1988). — J.R.THE MODERNS *** (A must-see)Directed by Alan RudolphWritten by Rudolph and Jon BradshawWith Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Geneviève Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Wallace Shawn, Kevin J. O’Connor, and John Lone.For its first hour, at least, The Moderns gives us an Alan Rudolph very nearly back at the top of his form, on a level that approaches that of his two masterpieces, Remember My Name and Choose Me. The effort isn’t sustained — and the movie...
I Robot did not begin as an Isaac Asimov Adaptation
Skip to main content Sign Up / Log In SYFY WIRE Features Did You Know? I, Robot Didn’t Actually Start Off as an Isaac Asimov Adaptation Screenwriter Jeff Vintar shares how his 1990s sci-fi script transformed into a Will Smith blockbuster. By Benjamin Bullard & Josh Weiss |Updated Feb 20, 2024, 11:19 AM ET Will Smith in I, Robot (2004) Photo: I, Robot (4/5) Movie CLIP - Part Robot (2004) HD/Movieclips YouTube When I, Robot (streaming at Peacock) finally arrived af...
Outer Limits - IFFR 2024
This article appeared in the February 9, 2024 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism and writing. Sign up for the Letter here. Under a Blue Sun (Daniel Mann, 2024)Now four years into its run under the leadership of director Vanja Kaludjercic, the International Film Festival Rotterdam has firmly established its new MO. Following a pair of quietly inspired online iterations during the pandemic and last year’s somewhat scattershot return ...
Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Franchise to Subvert Its Own Canon again
— 20th Century Fox The biggest twist of the original 1968 Planet of the Apes was actually very different from the Pierre Boulle novel, and that twist has since determined the direction of every single Apes adaptation, reboot, and sequel. But as the latest trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes suggests, the best bet for this high-concept planet might be to undo the oldest twist of all time with... the original twist.During the 2024 Super Bowl, Fox dropped a new trailer for the latest i...
Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Franchise to Subvert Its Own Canon again
— 20th Century Fox The biggest twist of the original 1968 Planet of the Apes was actually very different from the Pierre Boulle novel, and that twist has since determined the direction of every single Apes adaptation, reboot, and sequel. But as the latest trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes suggests, the best bet for this high-concept planet might be to undo the oldest twist of all time with... the original twist.During the 2024 Super Bowl, Fox dropped a new trailer for the latest i...
Signature Event Context and The Possibility of History
1I would like to mark the recent fiftieth anniversary of "Signature Event Context" (SEC) by looking at some of the varied contexts for this paper on the problem of context and by treating SEC as part of Derrida’s wider engagement with the problem of history.In an important and timely article, Joshua Kates has recently argued that when it comes to the question of history, Derrida both rejects the constrictions of historicism and affirms the transformations of historicity.1 For Kates, the tensi...
I AM Statements - Jesus in the Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon contains a unique literary witness of the Savior. While the Gospel of John is known for "I AM" statements of Jesus (like "I am the Bread of Life" or "I am the Door"), the Book of Mormon also has similar divine declarations. In some cases, they line up neatly with the Old Testament and New Testament. In others, they represent unique titles for Jesus Christ found only in Restoration scripture. In this interview, Joshua Matson expounds on the first-ever published study of I AM...
Robot Dreams
Pablo Berger’s "Robot Dreams" might be created via simple animation in terms of the details of the anthropomorphic characters, but it doesn’t lack detail within the environment the film is set in. The opening scene alone showcases Dog’s loneliness as he heats up Mac and Cheese for dinner and sits down on his sofa. Meanwhile, in the background, we see a couple (a giraffe and a hippo) sitting down in their apartment opposite to watch a sitcom to finish their dinner. This occurs before Dog notic...
Puzzle Platform Games
Some things just go together. Cereal and milk. Cake and ice cream. Puzzle games and platformer titles. The third combo may not be as well known to non-gamer audiences, but that's all about to change. On any console, puzzle platformers offer a high degree of entertainment and satisfaction to players. The two genres match because they both offer a mixture of exploration and ingenuity. Jumping from one place to the next is fun, but figuring out where to jump is even better! Puzzler platform gam...
Language of Mythology - Medieval Grammar and Hermeneutics
The spatial sign in the middle ages is the product of the mythology of static, determinate structure.By Dr. Jesse M. GellrichProfessor of EnglishLouisiana State UniversityThe Divine Page, in its literal sense, contains many things which seem both to be opposed to each other and, sometimes, to impart something which smacks of the absurd or the impossible. But the spiritual meaning admits no opposition; in it, many things can be different from one another, but none can be opposed.Hugh of St. Vi...
Blade Runner - meaning of the unicorn
(Credits: Far Out / Warner Bros.)‘Blade Runner’ explained: What is the meaning of the unicorn? Thu 8 February 2024 9:00, UKLike most of the best science fiction movies, Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic Blade Runner is littered with hidden meanings and profound symbolism. In Blade Runner, Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, slowly retires the rogue replicants as per his orders and descends into a state of existential anxiety while encountering a series of symbols which point to his potential bio...
ChatGPT Content Policy Limitations for Story Writing (and sexting)
The whole principle [of censorship] is wrong; it’s like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can’t eat steak.Robert A. Heinlein Playing around with ChatGPT 3.5 ( https://chat.openai.com ), I wondered whether it could be used for online/chat sex(ting). I mean, it can take the persona of different people, including Oracles, Coaches, and the like. So why not a spicy character? And if it talks as one person and the user takes the other part, is it re...
Zombie Hero of our time
On July 11, 1980, there was a traffic accident, a collision, on the road in the hills above a Club Med in Haiti. One of the involved persons, Emerson Douyon, was a criminologist and anthropologist from Canada. He wrote an article that begins with the details of the accident, and its cause, which was as follows: in the backseat with Douyon was a man who, as the taxi driver in front understood from the conversation they were having, was dead. The name of the man was Clerveus Narcisse. The taxi...
Yellow House - The
Photo by Redd F on UnsplashThe house will be destroyed in the Second World War, but right now it stands on Place Lamartine in Arles, and Vincent van Gogh has just broken in through the window.It is exactly as he left it, if dustier.*Paul Signac was still in the street, watching his friend go ahead, wondering whether it was wise to bring the poor man here. He’d had his wits about him all day, talking about painting and socialism and literature. A trip back to the house couldn’t hurt.It was a s...
Cleaners in Film and Literature
Cleaners in Film and Literature About The Third Man, a film by Carol Reed that features a cleaner. The Third Man is a 1949 film noir that tells the story of Holly Martins, an American writer who arrives in post-war Vienna to meet his friend Harry Lime, only to find out that he has died in a mysterious car accident. Martins decides to investigate Lime's death and discovers that he was involved in a black market scheme that involved selling diluted penicillin to hospitals, causing many death...
Apparatus Theory
I have been reading a lot about film theory lately, and getting into some of the specific terms people use to describe what happens on screen. One of the ones that kept coming up and being debated was Apparatus Theory. This intriguing concept, emerging from the confluence of psychoanalytic thought, Marxist ideology, and film theory, offers a framework for understanding the impact of cinema on viewers' perceptions and beliefs. That seems like an important topic to get into! So, today we'll get...
Penelope - Review - A Beautifully Straightforward Adventure Pilot
The idea of youth escaping into a large section of woods so as to start life anew is a plot device not at all unexplored prior, seen in films as recently as 2013’s "The Kings of Summer," while literature will always have "My Side of the Mountain. "In "Penelope, "the concept gets the episodic treatment, but if the premiere is any indicator, this is one project with the potential to captivate in its own unique way. Mel Eslyn ("Biosphere"), head of Duplass Brothers Productions and frequent colla...
Ms .45 - Abel Ferrara - stunning tale of revenge
(Credits: Far Out / Rochelle Films)‘Ms .45’: Abel Ferrara’s stunning tale of revenge Mon 29 January 2024 22:45, UKOne of the most widely debated genres in cinema history is easily rape and revenge. Many movies that fall into this category align closely with the horror or exploitation genres and, more often than not, are directed by men. Thus, much controversy surrounds these rape-revenge flicks, with many feminist scholars criticising specific films from the genre for featuring gratuitous, dr...
Bizarrely Specific Things Every Sci-Fi Movie Does
5 Bizarrely Specific Things Every Sci-Fi Movie Does By: Nathan Kamal Andrea Meno February 14, 2018 Anything is possible in science fiction! You can explore the future, delve into the past, chronicle alien civilizations, and probe the endless possibilities of time and space. The genre is limited by nothing but human imagination. Unfortunately, human imagination seems like it was depleted sometime in the 1970s, because no matter what obscure corner of the galaxy you warp to...
Motif in Film and How to Use It
We've covered the ideas of the theme in writing, but I wanted to talk about something that commonly gets confused with the theme; the idea of a motif in film. Motif covers all genres. It's that little something special that adds to the depth and meaning in your film. It's the thing that film scholars will talk about for ages. And it can set your work apart from the crowd. Today we're going to go over motif in film history, look at a few examples of motifs and leitmotifs, and talk about some...
Lauriston Garden Mystery - Chapter 3 - A Study in Scarlet - Sherlock Holmes
Summary of the below text by Microsoft Copilot (AI/Bing) "The Lauriston Garden Mystery" is the third chapter of "A Study in Scarlet" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this chapter, Dr. John Watson is introduced to Sherlock Holmes, who is asked by Tobias Gregson, a detective at Scotland Yard, to help solve the mysterious death of an American man named Enoch Drebber. The corpse was found in an empty house in Brixton, with no apparent wound marks or robbery evident. Holmes deduces the man's prof...
Aesop - the fable of The Ass and His Purchaser
Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 The Ass and His Purchaser (thing) See all of The Ass and His Purchaser, no other writeups in this node. (thing) by Aesop Wed Mar 01 2000 at 18:34:01 Aesop's Fables A MAN wished to purchase an Ass, and agreed with its owner that he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the Ass home and put him in the straw-yard with his other Asses, upon which the new animal left all the others and at once joined the one that was ...