There are very few film versions of Mark Twain's works. Given the quality of the existing crop, we should probably consider that a blessing. Connecticut Yankee has been filmed a few times. There's a version from 1921, only 11 years after Twain's death, and a televised version from 1978, starring Richard Basehart, Bill Bixby, and … Continue reading Repurposing Twain: We Need Another Film Version of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”
Category: Movies
“Black Panther” and the Morality of Power
"With great power comes great responsibility." Uncle Ben was right. After all, it's the underlying ethos of all the superhero movies I've ever seen, from both the Marvel and the DC universes. The climax of most of the movies, especially the origin stories, seems to be that moment of self-actualization--"I am Iron Man!"--where the acceptance … Continue reading “Black Panther” and the Morality of Power
The Wrong Font 