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American Pop Lit: Understanding BEN-HUR
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Friday, April 18, 2014. 1959), which I saw last week in a movie theater. Could a film that won eleven Academy Awards be considered underrated? Yes, if in the years since its release it’s been consistently disrespected and downgraded by film critics. For instance, the American Film Institute rates it #100 of its top 100 American movies. In 2012, the. When objectively examined,. First, the superlatives. Is a spectacular, awe-inspiring viewing experience. Or note the vari...
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American Pop Lit: October 2013
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Monday, October 14, 2013. A Different Review of “Gravity”. THERE’S no need to praise the movie’s technical quality. This aspect of the film is amazing. As good as advertised. What most struck me about. Was its solipsistic viewpoint. This, more than the impressive special effects, explains the movie’s appeal. The audience identifies with the character. Sandra Bullock has an everyman quality about her that aids this identification. The movie shows where our civilization ...
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American Pop Lit: What Is a Pop Short Story?
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. What Is a Pop Short Story? WHAT IS A POP STORY? A Summary for Potential Contributors to. Http:/ www.americanpoplit.blogspot.com/. Were pure pop. In short, send your "serious" writing elsewhere. See if you have the imagination and the discipline to do great pop, which is what I'm after. (A writer with talent should be able to write both.) Provide works of surprise and wonder and we'll recapture an audience. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). BUY POP-LIT E-BOOKS AT AMAZON.
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American Pop Lit: A Single Shot
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Wednesday, February 5, 2014. The beauty of the motion picture is its ability to convey a world of ideas in a single image. Example: The 1959 Western "Warlock," when the two famed gunmen, played by Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn, are seen approaching town, their traveling gambling house/brothel "French Palace" following behind them. Tombstone" went back to the history, attempting to reconstruct historical reality. "Warlock" is a layering upon 70 years of legend and m...
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American Pop Lit: All-Time American Writer Tournament
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. All-Time American Writer Tournament. To celebrate the “Final Four” in college basketball, I’ve decided to put together my own tournament—this one to decide the all-time top American writer. It’s a big project. I’ll need help. Which brings us to the question of what places a writer above another. I’ve sketched out what I believe are the main points, but welcome more. B) Popularity. Not the main point, but a major point. Is it considered world class? The writer’s m...
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American Pop Lit: Pop and the Beatles
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Sunday, September 7, 2014. Pop and the Beatles. Viewed carefully, the remastered 1964 Beatles movie, A Hard Day's Night, reveals how an obscure Liverpool rock group was able to initiate massive cultural change. Every aspect of the film fits with the image Epstein wanted to present. From a business standpoint, perfect branding. What director Lester did above all was keep the four young men in motion. Dynamic, not static. From the famous first chord of the title ...All a...
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American Pop Lit: Looking for Writers!
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Friday, June 20, 2014. A new literary project I’m soon to be involved in is looking for writers. Talented writers. Exciting writers. Writers who have verve and personality in themselves and in their art. Writers who are ambitious to make noise, and writers who are eager to change the culture. Are any such writers out there? Let us know at:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). BUY POP-LIT E-BOOKS AT AMAZON. BUY POP-LIT E-BOOKS AT B and N. Crime City USA Blog.
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American Pop Lit: Is “One Eyed Jacks” Better than “Unforgiven”?
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Thursday, January 29, 2015. Is “One Eyed Jacks” Better than “Unforgiven”? With Clint Eastwood’s film “American Sniper” receiving a flurry of attention, both bad and good, it might be time to examine his most famous Western movie, “Unforgiven,” made in 1992. How good is it? The American Film Institute ranks it #68 on its list of Top 100 Movies. 8220;Unforgiven” mimics this scene in two of its own. First, when Gene Hackman’s Sheriff beats up gunfighter E...Later in the ...
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American Pop Lit: January 2015
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Thursday, January 29, 2015. Is “One Eyed Jacks” Better than “Unforgiven”? With Clint Eastwood’s film “American Sniper” receiving a flurry of attention, both bad and good, it might be time to examine his most famous Western movie, “Unforgiven,” made in 1992. How good is it? The American Film Institute ranks it #68 on its list of Top 100 Movies. 8220;Unforgiven” mimics this scene in two of its own. First, when Gene Hackman’s Sheriff beats up gunfighter E...Later in the ...
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American Pop Lit: February 2014
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Wednesday, February 5, 2014. The beauty of the motion picture is its ability to convey a world of ideas in a single image. Example: The 1959 Western "Warlock," when the two famed gunmen, played by Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn, are seen approaching town, their traveling gambling house/brothel "French Palace" following behind them. Tombstone" went back to the history, attempting to reconstruct historical reality. "Warlock" is a layering upon 70 years of legend and m...
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