DVD’s aren’t as popular as they used to be, but despite competition from online video streams, we still watch a lot of movies on DVD and BluRay. We also watch a lot of DVD Special Features. Back in the glory days of DVD’s (the mid-oughts), I remember standing in Best Buy comparing the list of …
This article is about the ends of stories, so of course it contains major spoilers. Almost every narrative follows a three act pattern: beginning, middle and end. Act I sets up the premise and introduces the characters. Moreover, it introduces a problem that created the plot. Act II makes the problem worse. Much worse. A …
Just a couple weeks ago, I made the argument that George Lucas doesn’t own Star Wars. My argument was that, while he retained the legal rights to the sci-fi franchise, he had lost creative control in the minds of millions of fans. Interestingly enough, Lucas seems to agree. A few days ago, he sold LucasFilm, …
When it comes to watching movies at home, DVDs are on their way out, and Blu-Ray discs have yet to pick of the mantle. As more and more people stream their movies directly from the Internet, the very concept of a packaged movie is becoming quaint. And yet, it wasn’t that long ago that we …
Note: This article was written just a couple of weeks before George Lucas sold the Star Wars Franchise to Disney. And while I doubt that Lucas read my article, I’m glad he came to a similar conclusion. George Lucas needs a restraining order, a piece of paper forbidding him from messing with the Star Wars …
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