It does lend it a spectral quality as well, removed from reality by the absolute order of its movements as well as informing the characters' adherence to structure and routine/repetition/ritual. Given that ghostly context, I associated the shuffling with the rustling that Gogo and Didi talk about in I believe Act II…

I was thinking of Stan emerging from the toilet to scare the shit out of the boy on the airplane, but Eartha Kitt does offer the possibility of meta-commentary. Good point.

Paper clip fingernails still sounds less painful and more manageable, although I've never been the kind of person to wear a hat or gloves. And I might have more luck picking locks if the tools are handily on my person.

A lot of mishaps and tragedies would be avoided with that solution. Also, you would avoid the unfortunate situation of having to take a shit in an airplane bathroom.

Yes, we viewed and reviewed it for the class. I noticed that the movements around the centre are clockwise while the movements along the sides are counter-clockwise, effectively rendering their progress as a sort of multi-directional spiral/helix. When the prof brought up the mathematical aspects of the coordination,…

A loophole! The most deviously legitimate defense. Although, I never understood how Superman gauged the strength of his powers. How DOES he fly faster? Is it like running, where he just has to…push…harder?

Would the needles grow progressively longer or stay at a set length? Would I be able to shape my finger nails to whatever shape I wanted without causing too much pain? 
In any case, I think I would go with finger nails as paperclips.

Would you rather have all of Superman's powers, but only when you have your eyes closed, or would you rather have super speed but only when you really, really, REALLY have to go to the bathroom/in digestive distress?

Yeah, there's something about Beckett's unyielding directorial dictatorship (as Nabokov put it, when referring to himself) that shines through in this short film, and something about pirate Buster Keaton just intrigues me so much.
And yes, my professor is awesome, and I enjoy his lectures immensely. I think that if he…

Well, he's soft-spoken and his conversation is very fluid, he doesn't make any brash or loud statements, but he does make interesting and sometimes jarring points and analyses which leave me in meditation for the entire lecture period. 
Thankfully, the paper on "Film" is only focusing on the performance and execution…

Wait, so Django Unchained isn't going to be about Django Reinhardt?
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You sound like a more aggressive version of my professor. In any case, I'm thinking of going with an interpretation of Beckett's meta-literary preoccupations and how these themes inform and direct the work in which they're represented (Malone Dies, Texts for Nothing, Endgame, Ghost Trio, Krapp's Last Tape, Eh Joe,…

A freshman is a freshman, dude. No escaping that truth.

I've never understood this aversion to b&w films which the youth has had. Some of the best and most entertaining movies I've ever seen have been in b&w. The Big Sleep, much? Just about anything by Josef von Sternberg? Any classic, including To Kill a Mockingbird? What is it about the subtle nuances of the limited…

Indeed, "archetypes" is the word I was looking for, but my english is failing me right now. Really the tone and the interactions are key to my unwavering delight in this program, this relaxed revelation that doesn't hinge on over-zealous showmanship or even fantastical plot constructions. The comedy and slight drama…

I wonder if people have already made the connection between Kate and Jeff in that both are adults who, after having been removed from their previous life-styles, are now introduced to a set of characters who are trying to bring them out of their ruts and find new meaning in their routines? 
Which is to say, Kate is the…

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I have to write a paper on this, due tomorrow. I haven't set pen to paper yet.
Also, I need to come up with a thesis for my final Beckett paper, also due tomorrow. Nothing solid, just a basic outline of the themes or topics that interest me. Haven't given it much thought, either.
*contemplates…

This seemed a lot more voyeuristic than experimental, that is to say within the narrative. In the bigger sense, Finn did have authorial power and he abused it to satisfy his curiosity. Honestly, I didn't see it from the sexual awakening/inception viewpoint until I read the review, but upon reviewing it, it's…

This seemed a lot more voyeuristic than experimental, that is to say within the narrative. In the bigger sense, Finn did have authorial power and he abused it to satisfy his curiosity. Honestly, I didn't see it from the sexual awakening/inception viewpoint until I read the review, but upon reviewing it, it's…

I'm not so much savvy as I am careful with any messages I send electronically (these posts included), so I can't relate. I will say that this sort of thing does happen to me during conversation. 
Why didn't you just call it off or admit it was for his daughter?
Also, what the hell are you doing up so late/early? It's…