Just a quick note to say that I saw Where the Wild Things Are with a friend last night, and I can see why the critics are raving about it . . . though it was even more difficult to watch than I'd expected, simply because even the scenes on the island with the giant Jim Henson creatures were so REALISTIC (in terms of recognizable emotions and ( Read more... )

I just added this section as a revision to yesterday's review of "The Golden Compass", with what I hope were strong enough spoiler warnings, but since it's essentially a new discussion, I figured it probably ought to have its own post ( Read more... )

After a much-dreaded cleaning and check-up at the dentist's yesterday, I decided to treat myself to some movie fun, and -- knowing full well that nobody I know would be likely to go with me to see that film -- I chose to start with Alien vs. Predator'And RevD saw that it was good ( Read more... )

Continuing my efforts to keep motivated in my dissertation research by posting occasional progress reports on LJ -- and building on the quotes and thoughts contained in my earlier post on Winnicott, Jenkins, and fanfic here -- I put forward the following reflections. ( Read more... )