Tag: Star Wars
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Quickies, Vol. XXXI
The Double Life of Véronique (1991, dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski) – A film that continues to challenge and provoke. Struck this time around by the very immanent nature of Kieslowski’s transcendence. Zizek thinks Kieslowski finds “God” a cosmic sadist (to use C.S. Lewis’ term), a rather mean child who toys with his creation for his own…
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Clip of the Day 12/20/09
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An Ode to Star Trek
It’s a cliché that when you love somebody/something, you love even their imperfections. There is also that old didactic axiom from Sting, who insisted, “If you love somebody, set them free.” Regarding the former, it’s tempting to shrug off even the suggestion of imperfections when there’s a lot of love involved. So consider this half-hearted…
Precious Bodily Fluids 