Tales From The Future
November 27, 2009 by Rubin Safaya · Leave a Comment
In 1972, while studying film at University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, Robert Zemeckis (a classmate of George Lucas and John Milius) filmed an eight-minute short, titled “The Lift.” Filmed at the iconic Bradbury in Los Angeles, the project required Zemeckis to use angles, lighting and music to heighten the tension with [...]
Closer (2004)
August 12, 2005 by Rubin Safaya · Leave a Comment
“Closer” is one of the most brilliantly-written films I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a film where the characters’ lives revolve around using sex to hurt each other, but (aside from a rather humorous “conversation”…
Kôkaku kidôtai 2: Inosensu (2004)
July 30, 2005 by Rubin Safaya · Leave a Comment
Mamoru Oshii has transcended the boundary of strict narrative. The conventional westerner will pay attention to the laborious, and at times detached, dialogue that is typical of sci-fi and noir. One might hear a line about dog food, and mistakenly think the…
American Psycho (2000)
July 19, 2005 by Rubin Safaya · Leave a Comment
Initially, I felt that the irony of Patrick Bateman’s existence made most sense if it were all in his head…
