Reviews
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Ricky’s Grill, Morgan Hill, CA
Tennant and, Murphy Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 One of the highlights of my weekends is the short drive to the Farmer’s Market in Morgan Hill. It’s where I bring home sumptuous Mexican dishes for my family and myself. Every Saturday, the empty plot at the corner of Tennant Avenue and Murphy Street in Morgan Read more
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Two Southern Gothic Movies with Matthew McConaughey
Today, we’ll look at two great Southern Gothic movies, starring Matthew McConaughey. Academy award winner McConaughey is one of the elite actors in Hollywood who has lasted almost three decades in the industry. His good looks have been, atleast in my opinion, both a blessing and a curse. In the early 2000s, as one would Read more
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Film Noir Guide Part-3: The Lighting
Today, we will look at another facet of Film Noir, the lighting. In the absence of sophisticated technology to create the desired effects, the makers of Noir used clever lighting techniques to accomplish the task. Shadows, silhouettes and sharp contast were some of the facets of these movies. Film Noir movies used low key lighting Read more
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Course Review: Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens
This is a review of a course on Ed Ex, ‘Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens’, offered on EdX by the University of Hong Kong. This six week course is free to audit or can be taken online for cerification or credit for a nominal fee. I must admit that taking this course was Read more
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Movie Review: LA Confidential (1997)
LA Confidential is one of the best Noir movies with one of the tightest plots in recent memory. What makes the story work, is that it pits three cops with completely different personas against one anothe,r but at one point forces them to form alliances to solve a puzzling conspiracy. The screenplay is based on Read more
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Rope(1948) vs. Compulsion(1959)
Today, let’s look at two very different movies that have a common thread. Both of them are inspired on the same gruesome unimaginable real life crime, committed by two teens, Leopold(19) and Loeb(18) in May 1924. Both young men came from affluent families and were heavily influenced by the concept of Friedrich Nietsche’s superman. To Read more
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