Kicking the Protagonist When He’s Down – Lessons from The Road and Slumdog Millionaire

I watched two movies this past week – one that I had been anticipating for months, The Road – and another that I felt I was obligated to get around to watching because of all the attention it received when it was released, Slumdog Millionaire. I was introduced to the work of Cormack McCarthy via [...]

Why Would Anyone Want to Be in the Movies?

I was lying in bed last night, thinking about Apple computers. Yes, it’s an obsession that borders on illness and I’m seeing a therapist about it. I was imagining various possible production methods for getting that metallic sheen just right on MacBook Pros and iMacs. That got me wondering just how many Macs does Apple [...]