Tag: Genre Blast
Genre Blast: When Sh*t Gets Real – Science Fiction Onscreen
Here is where I get into trouble. My idea of Sci-Fi is that it’s fictionalized science (duh) that’s plausible, references existing innovation and research, and is somewhat rooted in reality, as we know it. It is not the same thing as fantasy. Films like Star Wars or Transformers are not science fiction; they are fantasy. If you truly believe they are based upon science, you need to find a cool place to sit down and drink plenty of fluids until visions of Ewoks and Wookies leave you in peace.
Genre Blast: Gangs & Gangsters – If You Can’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em
Sometimes the trigger is poverty, other times ethnic alienation. Even boredom can play a factor is causing the coagulation of a gang. If a group…
Genre Blast: The Road Narrows; Aging in Cinema
[Author’s Note: I’ll preface with a half-hearted apology for my absence for the past couple of weeks: catching me indoors, typing away in a stuffy…
Genre Blast: On a Grand Scale – The Epic
Let’s start with the brash statement that cinema, as we know it exists because of this genre. It’s the genre that draws crowds (or used…
Genre Blast: Dear Old Dad – Fathers on Film
Fathers’ Day calls for recognition of fatherhood as it is portrayed in the cinema, and that is as varied as the number of film writers…
Genre Blast: A Murder, a Mystery & the “Who-Done-It” Game
What is it about murder mysteries that captures our imaginations, not just in cinema, but books, television – even the evening news? Is it the…
Want To Write About Film?
Okay, listen up. I just quickly wanted to update everyone with the upcoming events at the site in the coming months. The year in film…
Genre Blast: Adventure – "We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat!"
It will probably happen one of two ways at some point in your life: you will search out adventure on your own, or, in some…
Genre Blast: The Complications of Friendship – the Buddy Film
Let’s start this installment with a question: who is more forgiving than a spouse, knows you more intimately than a sibling, is more protective than…
Genre Blast: Man, Nature & Wonder in the Wild
Most of us take our survival – even our mere presence on the planet we share – for granted, rarely considering it. We have programmed…
Genre Blast: Oh, Mother! Or, the Mommy Genre
Since it’s Mother’s Day I thought I would search out some memorable film mothers. You know, the sort of characters that warm our hearts and…
Genre Blast: Genre of the Philosophical; aka: Mindf**k Cinema
I’m not prefacing this batch with “not my preferred genre”, that’s for certain. It is my “go-to” genre when I have an appetite for pure,…
Genre Blast: Bursting into Song – The Musical
Yes, they can be cloying, unrealistic and just plain tacky, but if they are handled with some inventiveness and originality, musicals can be transporting. No…
Genre Blast: All For Love – Romance on Film
We all love to be in love. It can make the world go ’round or bring life’s routines to a screeching halt. We hunger during the chase,…
