On Bookslut, the author has a great excerpt from W. Somerset Maughan’s autobiography about the danger of knowing exactly who our heroes and legends are, which I will now show here:
We are shocked when we discover that great men were weak and petty, dishonest or selfish, sexually vicious, vain or intemperate; and many people think [...]
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Hero Worship
Posted in Philosophy, Randomnimity on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How do I watch films?
Posted in Philosophy, art, film on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This question was asked on a forum I sometimes participate, and I thought I’d cross post my answer, rough as it is.
When I watch a film, first and foremost I desire a complete world. I don’t care if afterwards I think the story was lousy, the characters were evil, the film was too long or [...]
500 Days of Summer
Posted in art, film on April 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Marc Webb’s debut film finally made it to Nashville last night, as part of the Nashville Film Festival (which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, very cool). The trailer bills the movie as a story about Boy Meets Girl, but not a love story, and the trailer is accurate, thank goodness. We don’t need [...]
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