Off to Skull Island… (Part the Fifth and Final) Much has been made, even by those expressing affection for Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong, of the “miscasting” of Jack Black as Carl Denham. This is being perceived/received as ‘found wisdom,’ a given, and has been for some time. It’s my belief that part of [...]
Off to Skull Island… (Part the Fifth and Final) Much has been made, even by those expressing affection for Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong, of the “miscasting” of Jack Black as Carl Denham. This is being perceived/received as ‘found wisdom,’ a given, and has been for some time. It’s my belief that part of [...]
Happy New Year! This Blog Has Been Liberated! Anyone can now comment! First off, one and all — Happy New Year! Now let’s see if this old sot can make it to midnight this year. My balls dropped long ago. OK, on to the big news: Having finally had some time in the wee hours [...]
Happy New Year! This Blog Has Been Liberated! Anyone can now comment! First off, one and all — Happy New Year! Now let’s see if this old sot can make it to midnight this year. My balls dropped long ago. OK, on to the big news: Having finally had some time in the wee hours [...]
Intermission! “Let’s All Go to the Lobby, Let’s All Go to the Lobby…” Before I wrap up my lengthy King Kong rant this afternoon, a quick morning jog about the keyboard: * Walter Ungerer and I are now in Day Three of our two-week University of Vermont online film class, “Ways Of Seeing: Film as [...]
