Author: Ian D.

Midnight Excess: the cult of the midnight movie

Posted by Ian D. | Jan 19, 2013 | Classic Movies, Movie Tangent, Movies |

What gave rise to the Midnight Movie was not a new way of making films, but a new way of seeing them.

The End: why is it so hard to get the ending right?

Posted by Ian D. | Dec 17, 2012 | Movie Tangent |

A standard launching point for many a story, or a segué into a flashback, is some variation on the phrase “Let’s start at the beginning.” But today we’re going to begin at the end.

Brave

Posted by Ian D. | Jun 21, 2012 | Movies |

Is it brave for Pixar to tackle the conventional fairytale? It’s impossible to mention Pixar in...

Moonrise Kingdom

Posted by Ian D. | Jun 13, 2012 | Movies |

Wes Anderson’s new film is very Wes Anderson…ey. Some classify event films as 2-hour explosion...

Prometheus

Posted by Ian D. | Jun 6, 2012 | Movies |

Alien re-imagined or re-hashed? Prometheus is supposed to be Director Ridley Scott’s triumphant...

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