The Film Industry
A lot of executive politics goes on behind the scenes of the film industries, and economic forces are constantly effecting the decisions that big studios make. Unfortunately, this often effects the kinds of stories they tell. So I like to talk about it from time to time.
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Will Video Game Movies Take Over the Film Industry?
Thoughts on the rise of video game movie adaptations. Over the last few years, there’s been speculation that Video Game Movie adaptations may become the next big thing in the movie industry. Game adaptations have existed for a long time, but sure enough, the number of video game movies has noticeably increased in the last…
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Dawn of the DC Universe
(Some Spoilers for Creature Commandos) In 2025, James Gunn’s DC Universe (DCU) will begin in earnest, and every sign so far suggests it will be great. Confession time: I’ve never been a big Marvel fan. I watched and enjoyed the MCU’s Infinity War Saga, which began when I was around 8. But I started losing…
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The End of Creativity in Hollywood
Hypothesising the Political Economy of Creativity. Hollywood has run out of ideas. A brief Google search returns page after page of articles and forums discussing the film industry’s lack of originality (the ‘Reboot’ song from Animaniacs also springs to mind) and it’s not difficult to see why. The film industry once produced a constant sleight…
Thoughts and Fiction 