June 2010

The Next Generation

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Horrorthon Posts

Pretty much every time I bring up Star Trek The Next Generation I’m saying something bad about it (unless you catch me on those rare occasions when I’m referring to the super-binge-marathon where I watched all seven seasons, back in 2006 or thereabouts, and came to really appreciate and admire the whole project). Just a […]

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This occurred to me recently and I wanted to ask what other Horrorthonners thought. Obviously you could say “the Force” or “the Jedi” but I guess I’m asking in a more abstract, elemental “pure cinema” sense. What were the basic visual/auditory innovations that gave the thing its fundamental punch, up on the big screen for […]

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Toy Story 3

Friday, June 25th, 2010 Horrorthon Posts

***** (2010) GUARANTEED 100% SPOILER-FREE I’m not going to say much beyond insisting that all of you just go see this, and marvel at the unparalleled artistry of Pixar. I’ll just make a couple of quick points: 1) It’s the best 3D I’ve ever seen, bar none. They really know how to do it. My […]

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