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McMillan’s Codex #11: David Cage: The Would-Be Spielberg, Part 3
McMillan’s Codex #11 By C.T. McMillan David Cage: The Would-Be Spielberg Part 3 Videogames take after movies for story and gameplay. Developer Hideo Kojima understands the need for a separation between the mediums and uses film for storytelling outside of gameplay. David Cage of Quantic Dream, however, has sought to combine them. His three games… Continue reading
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On Top of It #5: Governors Island: A Decaying Fantasy
On Top of It #5 by Lisa Martens Governors Island: A Decaying Fantasy “Governors Island looks so insignificant from up here.” — Marge Simpson There are three small islands forming a triangle in New York Harbor, and all of them contain National Parks. You probably know two of them—The Statue of Liberty, which you may have… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #10: Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
#10: Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Kenneth Branagh is an astoundingly good Shakespearean actor. And with his first Shakespeare film, Henry V (1989), he seemed equally adept as a director. His Much Ado About Nothing would prove otherwise. His casting is a bit deranged, and his directing style with a grab bag of Hollywood stars… Continue reading
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Episode 177: Horror Movie Poetry Night 2!
Episode 177 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. This week is a live show for Horror Movie Poetry Night 2, starring The Drunken Odyssey All Stars, brought to you several days early for your Halloweening pleasure. On this occasion, The Drunken Odyssey… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #109: Shocker
The Curator of Schlock #109 by Jeff Shuster Wes Craven’s Shocker (This movie had better be shocking) I picked up Wes Craven’s Shocker a few years ago in a double pack with Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs. I liked that movie back in the early 90s along with Child’s Play and Candyman, the… Continue reading
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McMillan’s Codex #10: David Cage, The Would-Be Spielberg Part 2
McMillan’s Codex #10 By C.T. McMillan David Cage: The Would-Be Spielberg, Part 2 Videogames take after movies for story and gameplay. Developer Hideo Kojima understands the need for a separation between the mediums and uses film for storytelling outside of gameplay. David Cage of Quantic Dream, however, has sought to combine them. His three games… Continue reading
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On Top of It #4: Dancing with the Woman Who Tried to Sell Me
On Top of It #4 by Lisa Martens Dancing with the Woman Who Tried to Sell Me A week ago, my oldest aunt remarried. This meant I would have to see her mother, my maternal grandmother. My mom and her sisters whispered to me. Could we be in the same car? How would we interact?… Continue reading
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McMillan’s Codex #9: David Cage, The Would-Be Spielberg Part 1
McMillan’s Codex #9 By C.T. McMillan David Cage: The Would-Be Spielberg, Part 1 Videogames take after movies for story and gameplay. Developer Hideo Kojima understands the need for a separation between the mediums and uses film for storytelling cutaways between gameplay. David Cage of Quantic Dream, however, has sought to combine them. His three games… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #34: Killing Auntie
Buzzed Books #34 by C.T. McMillan Andrzej Bursa’s Killing Auntie The college years can be confusing, especially when you are trying to work out new boundaries with your family, create your adult identity, and, you know, commit murder. Killing Auntie, by Andrzej Bursa, is about Jurek, a university student who lives with Auntie in a nondescript… Continue reading
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