http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mshvqdva0vY About half way through the BBC's 1962 production of No Exit, I started rewriting it in my head. The reason? I got tired of watching the same four white-washed walls, the same three benches, and the same half-dozen paintings which make up the film's only set. Yes, I know, it's based on a play, but I wanted something more cinematic. I Continue Reading …
The Fountainhead (1949) – Movie Review
Editor's Note: Thanks to Noah Dunn for this submission. Readers with some writing chops who have resources and/or thoughts to share relevant to the current PEL episode (or past ones) are always invited to contribute to this blog. We also welcome submissions covering current events in philosophy (e.g. reviews of recently released books or philosophical reviews of films or other Continue Reading …
Zizek! – The Elvis of Cultural Theory [Review]
Zizek! is one of those documentaries centered around one really, really interesting person. For that reason it's more like Crumb or Bukowski - Born Into This than more famously philosophical movies like Waking Life. Zizek!'s structure is simple: The director and a small crew simply follow Slavoj Zizek as he goes about his daily business, which pretty much amounts to him walking Continue Reading …