ballad in prose – SEVEN CIRCUMSTANCES

by M. Bijman March 2, 2018 0

The Fine Art of Economical Prose – The Last Kind Words Saloon, by Larry McMurtry

The title is probably one of the longest phrases in the novel, which is a mere 191 pages, including illustrationsContinue Reading

Art of the Title – Review of Film Title Sequences

The Exorcist (1973) August 31, 2019

“I'm the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps.” — Demon The Exorcist was not your average blockbuster film. Called “the greatest horror film of all time” by many, it has remained unparalleled in terms of its initial reception, its cultural impact and its subsequent adoption into the American film canon. With a worldwide gross of over $440 million, countl […]

Good Omens (2019) August 9, 2019

“I didn't mean to fall. I just hung out with the wrong people.” — Crowley In the beginning was the word. But Aziraphale and Crowley were there, too. Soon there were also fruit-bearing trees and enormous stone cherubs, phone booths and spaceships, and people – so many people – all marching together on a bizarro pilgrimage toward their doom. This is the p […]