Taco Break: Comic Relief
Comic relief is one of the most well-known tools in the storyteller’s toolbox. Frequently, I…
Refried Beans: Describe Your Faves With A Simpsons Quote
Zodiac: Escape From New York: Community: The Shield: Paterson: Twin Peaks:
Ellroycast #7: My Dark Places with Anastasia Rose Hyden (Year of the Month)
True-crime expert Anastasia Rose Hyden joins us to talk about Ellroy’s “L. A. Crime Memoir”…
The Friday Article Roundup Disrupts the Paradigm
All conventional wisdom shall be smashed! Online film discussions: paradigm disrupted! Classical music instrumentation: paradigm…
Double Feature: Zodiac VS The Thing
David Fincher and John Carpenter are two directors that tend to jump to mind when…
Scenic Route: SEVEN (1995)
Film is mercilessly visual. Its closeups, the clarity of the image (which only gets clearer…
New Modes for Old Truths: James Ellroy’s America
Mr. Campbell, who cares? Even if this were true, who cares? This country was built…
Taco Break: Detailing
On a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas commentary track, Terry Gilliam talks about his…
Film on the Internet: THE ONION FIELD (1979) on Amazon Prime
Joseph Wambaugh, a former cop, wrote fiction and nonfiction that has probably done the most…
Harris Savides Brought Back the Past with Present Tools
Earlier this year, The Narrator wrote a piece about the course of Emmanuel Lubezki’s career.…