By Nicolas Roeg became one of the iconic filmmakers in the ’70s and ’80s with his unique visual and editing styles. He once declared that time was a crutch in movies. He allowed his films to drift between flashbacks, flash forwards and perhaps fantasies of memories. His unique movies found themselves
The Weekly Round-Up #725 & 726
Last week’s stack was huge, and life was incredibly busy, so I couldn’t get through it all, hence a double-column this week. Best Comics of the Fortnight: Fire Power #28 – This issue kind of broke me. It’s an issue of all splash pages, narrated by a sequence of letters
Simple Pleasures of The Present: in water, In Our Day, Perfect Days, Anselm (AFI Fest 2023), by Scott Nye
The post Simple Pleasures of The Present: in water, In Our Day, Perfect Days, Anselm (AFI Fest 2023), by Scott Nye appeared first on Battleship Pretension. While his output could hardly be said to have slowed (aside from taking a year off in 2019 for the first time since 2007),
Movie Review: The Killing Room
When you get involved in large criminal enterprises; there’s always the issue of how you can get paid in a way that allows you to enjoy the fruits of ill-gotten gains. The US government tracks bank accounts and large purchases to keep up and coming mobsters from living like rock
Patreon: Halloween Mailbag
The post Patreon: Halloween Mailbag appeared first on Battleship Pretension. This week on the Patreon, David and Scott Nye open up the Halloween mailbag. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! The Halloween mailbag includes questions about 28 Days
