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Karel Segers picks his favorite scenes from his favorite movies an tries to figure out why he likes them so much. Then he attempts to find something we can learn from it, too.
I only know a handful of movies with anything near the emotional power of this movie moment. Only this one didn’t premiere in cinemas. It happened on TV, on the evening of May 24, 2009. [UPDATE: Here’s a great interview with Bryan Cranston about this scene.] by Karel Segers Spoiler warning for season 2! I’m … Read more
DIE HARD contains all the evidence needed to send even the staunchest Hero’s Journey skeptics on a quest. Its plot is perfect, the Hero transformation convincing and Jung himself would have drooled over the Hero-Shadow relationship. by Karel Segers The one quote everyone remembers is “Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker” but my favorite moment of the movie is … Read more
1) I watched it again with my son today, 2) Jamie our regular video guy is out of town and 3) this little article was scheduled for June 22, 2022 (WTF?). So I thought let’s run it tonight in stead. by Karel Segers My unconditional love for Pixar kicked in when I realised I had … Read more
Film buffs love referring to Alfred Hitchcock. Invariably you’ll hear them rave about Psycho, Rear Window or Vertigo . Rarely do I hear anyone praise Hitchcock’s personal favorite A Shadow Of A Doubt, let alone his earlier English films. by Karel Segers BACK TO ENGLAND After all, Hitchcock’s greatest successes were his American movies starring … Read more
2001 A Space Odyssey is a monumental movie, a classic and a tent pole within the oeuvre of Stanley Kubrick. What it is not, is dramatic. It is primarily philosophical and poetic. by Karel Segers FOUR PARTS Kubrick wanted us to find our own interpretation of the film. For me, the first chapter The Dawn … Read more