One of Friedrich Nietzsche’s more famous and strangely popular idioms is his “Death of God” theory presented through the madman in his 1883 work The Gay Science. Though it has been used for all sorts of philosophical and theological purpose, … Continue reading
It’s taken a while but yesterday I finally finished my first music video. Most filmmakers tend to lean towards this medium at some point, whether as a means to an end financially or even as a general palette for a … Continue reading
Propaganda, Metaphor And Nostalgia: Sound And Music In Cinema About The British Working Class. Introduction – Class and the Arts “The collective function of music has become transformed into the function of ensnaring the customer.” (Adorno, 1947, p.61). Class is … Continue reading
This review contains spoilers. The hit and miss nature of the this season of Doctor Who continues by providing the viewers with a story that provides in a microcosm, the problems and brilliance that this series has hit upon during … Continue reading
The audio-visual theory of diegesis probably does have some form of basic, traditional film theory equivalent. The splitting of film sound into what the characters and the audience can hear and the differences and problems this can cause are the … Continue reading
Though more famous and widely recognised for film restoration and archiving (for which he received an Academy Award for) Kevin Brownlow’s second shared feature film with Andrew Mollo, Winstanley (1975), is a masterpiece of traditional, historic cinema. It not only … Continue reading
This review contains spoilers. Series 7 of Doctor Who has a very clear change in direction to the previous seasons. The emphasis changing from a multitude of different styles and forms to a deliberate set of rigid criteria set around … Continue reading
It hasn’t taken long for the medium of VHS to enter the realm of retrograde chic. During the 2010 Liverpool Biennal Contemporary Arts festival, one of the main pieces that stood out was actually an independent sculpture made entirely for … Continue reading
John Ford is such an obvious enigma; it’s not surprising that the new wave of American film makers became obsessed with his methods and persona. The awkwardness that exudes from the famously sparse interview with Peter Bogdanovich highlights well the … Continue reading
This review contains spoilers. In its 50th anniversary year, it’s not surprising that more and more classic villains are making a return to the current series of Doctor Who. It was a tactic employed during the 25th anniversary that largely worked and, … Continue reading
There’s something oddly beautiful about spam. Like many websites, mine gets its fair share of random, ridiculous comments. Though it also gets the occasional troll (only last week, a genuine commenter “felt shame on my behalf” for an article) my … Continue reading
Part 1 Part 2 J-Horror and the Balance of Traditional and Modern Asian Music (House and Kwadian) The term J-Horror is often used within the critical evaluation of modern day Japanese film, usually to denote the success of two low … Continue reading
This review contains spoilers. It’s not very often that a story in the modern version of Doctor Who falls at almost all of the hurdles it has set itself. It’s almost impossible to believe that a story, with all the … Continue reading
