I am deeply indebted to my ol’ pal J.W. Hastings for pointing me in the direction of this comment-thread excursion into the (n)ontology of the “auteur theory.” (On Dave Kehr‘s blog.) Now, this might sound bizarre, coming from a person who plans to write a lot about people like Dieterle, Borzage, Vidor, Capra, Edmund Goulding, [...]
Archive for January, 2009
On Sarris and Monotheism
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged auteur theory, Ethan Mordden, pseudoteurial node of meaning on January 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We Who Are About to Dieterle Salute You!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dieterle, Fox, rabbits, reanimation, romanticism, Warner Baxter on January 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Greetings films lovers! Allow me to introduce myself–my name is Dave Fiore–I’m a copywriter, part-time history/lit professor and self-publisher of oddball prose poems. I also, once upon a time, was a rather prolific culture blogger (mostly on the subject of comic books). Unfortunately, I’ve had a hard time sustaining my enthusiasm for online writing during [...]