On The Value Of Practical Effects

On The Value Of Practical Effects

This past week we were all treated to another teaser trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which was pretty exciting—but it still wasn’t the MOST exciting Star Wars-related viral video I saw last week. Scrolling through Facebook I noticed a...
Without Fear

Without Fear

For some reason there has always been a weird disconnect between comic book superheroes and film media. Which makes little sense, since heroic literary characters of the same archetype (Zorro, Tarzan, The Scarlet Pimpernel, etc.) have done pretty well in various film...
Dia:Beacon

Dia:Beacon

My wife and I recently spent two days one fall weekend at this breathtaking museum in upstate NY. It had been almost a decade since I had been, and I was worried that perhaps the mystique would have worn off, but when you stand in the presence of work so elegant yet...