In 2020, Donald Trump was impeached by the United States House of Representatives and later acquitted by the United States Senate; The United Kingdom formally withdrew from the European Union; COVID-19 wreaked havoc on world health and economic systems; Massive protests erupted in the US in response to police brutality against minorities, particularly the death… Continue reading The world turned upside down: A look back at 2020
Tag: Time travel
Hungover like it was 1999: A look back at 2000
In 2000: AOL purchased Time Warner; Sony released the Playstation 2; Elián González was reunited with his father in Cuba; The USS Cole was damaged by Al-Qaeda suicide bombers; The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets in the World Series; The first resident crew entered the International Space Station; Saturday Night Live aired the… Continue reading Hungover like it was 1999: A look back at 2000
The wall came tumbling down: A look back at 1989
In 1989: The Nissan Infiniti and Toyota Lexus debuted; George H.W. Bush was sworn in as the 41st President of the United States; Ayotollah Khomeini issued a fatwah against author Salman Rushdie; The Exxon Valdez ran aground and spilled 240,000 barrels of oil; Chinese students began massive protests in Tiananmen Square; Nintendo released the Gameboy;… Continue reading The wall came tumbling down: A look back at 1989
The year after Big Brother started watching us all: A look back at 1985
In 1985: Ronald Reagan began his second term as US President; Mikhail Gorbachev assumed power in the Soviet Union; Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeated Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff in the inaugural Wrestlemania; Elmo first appeared on Sesame Street; New Coke debuted and, after a disastrous couple of months, was removed from US stores; David… Continue reading The year after Big Brother started watching us all: A look back at 1985
The stellar Mr. Arkadin crawls at night in Indochina
Interstellar (2014) In the not so distant future, a planet-wide blight has hurled humanity backwards into a semi-agrarian society. Widowed former NASA astronaut Joseph “Coop” Cooper runs a farm with his daughter Murphy (Mackenzie Foy), son Tom, and father-in-law Donald (John Lithgow), but he still dreams of traveling to the stars. Murphy believes a ghost is manipulating… Continue reading The stellar Mr. Arkadin crawls at night in Indochina
Inside the future dogmen
Prelude: Dog Star Man (1961) Dog Star Man: Part I (1962) Dog Star Man: Part II (1963) Dog Star Man: Part III (1964) Dog Star Man: Part IV (1964) Stan Brakhage is one of America’s foremost experimental twentieth century filmmakers, but when I read reviews discussing his capitalistic critique or Jungian analysis, I feel like I’m missing something. I… Continue reading Inside the future dogmen