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Author Archives: Benjamin Wright

On Jewish Humor

An appreciation of the multiple ways we can define Jewish humor.

Posted byBenjamin WrightNovember 26, 2012February 24, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on On Jewish Humor

“I Knew He Would Be Gone”

The Shape — otherwise known as Michael Myers — avoids death to fulfill the key function of the horror genre, which is its lack of closure.

Posted byBenjamin WrightOctober 15, 2012May 17, 2014Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on “I Knew He Would Be Gone”

Crisis in Criticism

A closer look a the documentary Side By Side, and an examination of how filmmakers are dealing with the transition to digital shooting, editing, and exhibition systems.

Posted byBenjamin WrightSeptember 29, 2012May 17, 2014Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Crisis in Criticism

Spielberg’s Suburban Animism

In 1991, Spielberg was asked to provide an image from one of his films that typified his visual style. Spielberg chose the shot in Close Encounters where little Barry stands in the doorway between his home and that “beautiful but awful” outer light.

Posted byBenjamin WrightJuly 13, 2011May 17, 2014Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Spielberg’s Suburban Animism

The Hero Complex

“It’s all a big experiment.”

This was Hans Zimmer’s summation of his work on Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster Inception, which is fast becoming one of the composer’s more commercially popular scores.

Posted byBenjamin WrightNovember 20, 2010May 17, 2014Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The Hero Complex

Rules and Anarchy

I had an opportunity to see Apocalypse Now Redux and hear Walter Murch speak about his sound and picture duties on the film.

Posted byBenjamin WrightOctober 28, 2010May 17, 2014Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on Rules and Anarchy

On the Record: The Sound of Avatar

A closer look at the sound of Avatar.

Posted byBenjamin WrightFebruary 19, 2010August 25, 2012Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on On the Record: The Sound of Avatar

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