Alfred Hitchcock once said that the key difference in creating a successful atmosphere of suspense is to "keep the audience informed." In his famous "bomb under the table" example he showed that while the explosion may provide 10 seconds of shock, it is the knowledge that there is a bomb under the table and that …
Since Labour Day marks the beginning of the school year for a whole bunch of people (and this year is my child's first year of preschool) I'm going to spend this week revisiting some school-themed movies. Should be fun. Close your eyes and listen to the dialogue and cadence of Brick and you are instantly transported …
It is hard to overstate just how big a deal The Matrix was when it first came out. The sci-fi action thriller seemed to perfectly combine heady philosophical concepts with kick-ass action. It's dystopic world was at once wonderfully alien and also shockingly not so far from ours. It felt completely relevant to reality at the end …
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