Bijou Blog
Creative and critical movie writing from the Ped Mall to the moon!
Regular features on the Bijou Blog include reviews, personal and critical essays, creative work, coverage of the True/False film festival, our Youtube Cine-Club, and more! Open to the public for submissions! Submit to bijoubloggers@gmail.com using the format:
Submission title / author name + bio / piece (uploaded as a Doc)
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Night of The Hunter: A Visual Treat
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
The Classical Hollywood System is typified by films like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Casablanca, and The Wolf Man, where a kiss implied sex, the sound of a gunshot implied death, and Clark Gable’s famous line in Gone with the Wind was scandalous.
Attack the Block Will Rock Your Socks
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Around the same time J. J. Abrams was showcasing his ode to Spielberg via Super 8, Joe Cornish's Attack the Block was in limited release and getting none of the attention it deserved.
The Power of the Liger: A Look at Napoleon Dynamite Ten Years Later
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
The tenth anniversary of “Napoleon Dynamite” is special for a number of reasons, both on a cultural level, and for me, on a personal one.