Catharsis

I stood in my back garden - as opposed to dealing with bins or the shed roof - for the first time since November or October.

I felt something lift.

2010 Films XXVI-XXVIII

This is a little bit out of sync - I have three other films to fit in here - but I don't want to overtalk about these and they belong together.


( XXVI-XXVIII: Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI (George Lucas 1977; Irvin Kershner 1979; Richard Marquand 1983) )

So, Flash Gordon or Superman next?

Totals: 28 (Cinema: 7; DVDs: 15; TV: 6)

It Depends What You Mean by Apolitical, I Guess

"From The Godfather to Jaws to Star Wars, we see films that are increasingly plot-driven, increasingly visceral, kinetic, and fast-paced, increasingly reliant on special effects, increasingly 'fantastic' (and thus apolitical), and increasingly targeted at younger audiences."

Thomas Schatz (2003) "The New Hollywood", in Julian Stringer (ed.) Movie Blockbusters, London: Routledge, p. 29