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ANTIHERO  

When writing a character it's more interesting writing up a protagonist that serves to be some sort of antihero instead of just a regular hero. Normally antiheroes are the complete opposite of the strengths and traits associated with heroes.

Schindler's List is based on the true story of the Holocaust, and Oskar Schindler who saved over 1200 Jews during WWII

Hannibal Lecter has undergone a remarkable, Dracula-like transformation from disgusting villain to sexy antihero. What's up with that anyway?

Most people who are in prison are murderers, thieves, rapist, and drug dealers. They did the crime and now they are paying the price. Even though they have committed heinous crimes, they are still human beings.

A hero to many of his fans who praise him for his unflinching, negative views on organized religion, society, and the state of America, and an antihero to advocates for morality

Pop culture references, the presence of an antihero, and an existentialist tone make this 1991 novel classifiable as postmodern.

25 years after the theatrical release of Ridley Scott's science fiction masterpiece Blade Runner, the film still retains every bit of its visual brilliance (made even more gorgeous with digitally remastered picture)

An English Actor Beloved By Americans

With all the phenomenal superpowers and grandiose action potential, Jumper ultimately falls short in execution.

As contradictory as it may sound, finding a good mindless action movie is actually a rather challenging task.

Anna May Wong, a third-generation Chinese-American, managed to have a substantial acting career despite racism that prevented her from taking roles opposite Caucasian leading men

A comparative analysis of Leone's masterpiece and Raimi's modern narrative.

Relentless in method, challenging in presentation, and unforgettable in execution, the Coen Brothers' adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed novel glimpses upon pure genius in its characters and suspenseful build

The journey of some of the faithfully filmed movie adaptations of best-selling novels in Hollywood starting from the 1940's, till the present times.

Unquestionably inferior to its predecessor and shockingly mediocre, the Jack Nicholson directed The Two Jakes is the sequel to Roman Polanski's near-perfect film noir, Chinatown.

One of the most masterfully executed films of all time, Roman Polanski's Chinatown is the epitome of film noir, harkening back to the styles made famous in the 40s and 50s.

As summer gets rolling, people start heading to the beach. If you are like I, summertime and time spent on the beach means time during which you can read without any sort of real time constraint or guilt.

View a review of the new hit Kung Fu Panda

An analysis of The Silence of the Lambs, both book and film, touching on plot omission/ additions, thematic divergences/ parallels, and the different treatments in the character of Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Movie review of Kung Fu Panda: this Jack Black vehicle is a delightful surprise.

Death Race movie review, starring Jason Statham

The four-part "The Caves of Androzani" brings the Peter Davison era of Doctor Who to a close. The Fifth Doctor leaves the program and its fans with a truly classic DW adventure.

A look at the second night of the John Carpenter tribute at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, and it covered the exploits of Snake Plissken as played by Kurt Russell in "Escape From New York" and "Escape From LA."

Sequel (?) to the Sci Horror Classic Pitch Black.

A poem originally published in the Kalamazoo Gazette (Sunday, March 30, 2008) as the winner of the adult poetry category for their Annual Community Literary Awards.

It is not as bad as Waterworld or 3000 Miles To Graceland, but it sure does come close!

Gulliver's Travels of Jonathan Swift reveals an ideological ambiguity of his time through Lemuel Gulliver's dilemma of sense and security. Swift uses the protagonist as a means to reflect his personal life, and manipulates him in depicting the moral conflict of 18th century.

Analysis of Jean Luc Godard's classic, groundbreaking film 'Breathless'

This gnarly Western shows the brght side of casting against type and the unseen skill of typecast actors.

Comic books, by definition, are not bound to conventional laws of physics or nature. But is it possible that some of our most-renowned heroes could step out of the pages? First of a two part series.

This a sophomore level paper from Clemson University discussing the antiheroes of two of Saul Bellow's short stories.

This is a conversation about Shakespeare's Hamlet, which came about because of fellow content producer Steven Guinn article Hamlet: The Hero?

Sergio Leone was the premier make of Italian westerns in the 1960s and his films respresent a strong cord connecting the psychological westerns of the 1950s to the revisionist westerns of the 1970s and beyond.

Sequels generally stink and shouldn't even be made. There are some movies, however, that provide ample material for a sequel.

Is Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver really a villain? Is Rupert Pupkin in The King of Comedy a worse human being than Travis?

Isaac Hayes has an extensive catalogue of music that today's artists owe a huge debt to. Hayes is one of the most frequently sampled artists in American music.

Young black males especially have taken to Tony Montana, the gangster played by Al Pacinto in Scarface, as a hero to wear proudly on their clothing. Is this choice really any worse than the choices for a hero that millions of adults choose?

The following is a comparison of the two generals who led the opposing forces during the Civil War. A key focus point is how they are regarded today.

The latest installment of Capcom's Devil May Cry series is to be released in 2007 for the PlayStation 3.

Get over to Netflix right now and put the Cracker series at the top of your queue.

Hundreds of TV stations, and this is what i'm supposed to watch?! Take a look at the best kept secrets on TV, as well as the shows that get way more hype than they deserve! Get a different perspective than the usual critics.

Anthony Hopkins loves movies where he can wipe the floor with his costars. He is almost giddy in roles like Hannibal Lector. His character in director Gregory Hoblit's latest thriller, Fracture, is no different.

If you like action films you probably have not noticed something rather interesting: there are little to no black female action stars in Hollywood? Why is that? Here are a few theories...

"Gundam SEED Supernova - Tanekyara Gekijo" is an interesting two episode short anime that is non-canonical with the rest of the SEED franchise or the Cosmic Era timeline that this universe takes place in.

An over-view of one of America's favorite medical dramas.

Do you think super heroes of cool? Or do you think they are cheesy? Whatever you think, keep in mind that they have existed since ancient times

Obdurate but lovable artist with one semester of formal training returns to alma mater as professor of art and generates a small but avid following amongst figurative art cognoscenti, despite an eccentric refusal to pander to art trends.

Yet more flashbacks on LOST show that death visits the island with surgical precision in some cases but everyone on the island has secrets

A brief guide to creating such technically awful science fiction that it becomes a million-seller.