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The Tree of Life, or What It Really Needed was More Dinosaurs

Posted on August 9, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, famously, began as an image of a particular moment: It began with a mental picture. I didn’t realize at the time it was symbolical. The picture was of the muddy seat of a … Continue reading →

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“Romantic and Familiar”

Posted on August 7, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

I don’t tend to like most Dickens adaptations. Or rather, most Dickens adaptations are fine, they often contain excellent casts of veteran character actors in beautiful costumes, but they always ring a little hollow for me. That is, of course, … Continue reading →

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“He speaks like a drunken man”

Posted on July 25, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

The title of this entry comes from Oscar Wilde’s Salome. It is a line spoken by Herodias directed at Iokanaan, or John the Baptist. It is an important line, for it captures the hysteric, maddening quality of utterance in the … Continue reading →

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Werner Herzog coming to USF, November 19th

Posted on October 21, 2011 by quicklytothepanopticon

Acclaimed director Werner Herzog will be here at the University of South Florida next month. Here’s the announcement: An Afternoon with Werner Herzog Nov. 19, 3pm ISA 1051 The world-renowned German director Werner Herzog will show a new film project … Continue reading →

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