Television shows can be like selfies; they’ve existed for a long time, but today they are trendier than ever. While they used to be connected with family moments or a very different content consumption than the common film, to watch a series today is “to belong” and the more you watch, the cooler you are […]
Day: July 17, 2016
Pulling Focus: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
“God help us –– for art is long, and life so short.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Faust” Paradise lost The tinny, distorted, and decidedly soulless warble of background Muzak –– a butchering of The Beatles classic “A Day in the Life’ –– announced itself sneakily to Brian De Palma one day in 1969 […]