Sanity on the Scene — Movies, monsters, and morality
Movies have a knack for making us sympathetic to monsters—not to mention thieves, adulterers, and...
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Read MoreSanity on the Scene — Suspense is for The Birds
Nathan talks about suspense in movies like The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock. Support our movie work...
Read MoreSanity on the Scene — Cinematic Storytelling in The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music tells a whole lot of story with one epic shot. That’s the power of...
Read MoreSanity on the Scene — Citizen Kane and movie mystery
Citizen Kane uses mystery to draw you in. So do most of your favorite movies, like Indiana Jones....
Read MoreSanity on the Scene — Star Wars and Movie Music
Music makes movies work! It makes Star Wars epic and emotional. It provides an audio contrast to...
Read MoreSanity on the Scene — How Movies Changed the World
From Thomas Edison and the Lumière brothers … to The Birth of a Nation … to Terminator...
Read MoreSanity on the Scene — You Are Not Harry Potter! (the power of the blank slate)
Some movie heroes are not that interesting. Luke Skywalker, Neo, Harry Potter… these guys...
Read MoreSanity on the Scene – Samurai Slowdown (why action is about character)
Samurai movies understand that good action is about… people. Doing stuff. Not just stuff...
Read MoreSanity on the Scene – The many lies of Indiana Jones!
Movies make you believe in impossible things! Or at least implausible things. And that’s...
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