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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

The simplicity and iconicity of Star Wars obscures its remarkable formal achievement.

Star Wars, Reviews, Flash BackAnton BergstromSeptember 11, 2019Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars Retrospective, Star Wars: A New Hope, George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, myth, hero's journey, legendComment

Review: A Star is Born (1937)

Anton looks back at the original telling and the two myths of Hollywood it presents.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromApril 18, 2019A Star Is Born, Janet Gaynor, Frederic March, William A. Wellman, Dorothy Parker, Hollywood, classical Hollywood style, myth, movie starComment

The Last Temptation of Luke Skywalker

Anders revisits the fandom-splitting film and considers its treatment of the Star Wars myth. Is it actually Rian Johnson's reverent tribute to Lucas's series?

Essays, Movies TodayAnders BergstromApril 6, 2018Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Luke Skywalker, Rian Johnson, myth, King Arthur, Daisy RidleyComment

On Seeing Navajo Star Wars

My favourite film defamiliarized.

Roundtable: Noah (2014) Part 2

Part II of the Brothers NOAH roundtable.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromApril 10, 2014Darren Aronofsky, epic, Genesis, myth, Noah, Russell Crowe, The Ark, The Bible, The Flood Comment

Roundtable: Noah (2014) Part 1

Part I of the Brothers' discussion of Darren Aronofsky's take on the Noah story.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromApril 9, 2014Darren Aronofsky, epic, myth, Noah, Old Testament, Russell Crowe, The Ark, The Bible, The FloodComment