NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (1985)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological, sociological* SPOILERS...
Friday, December 9, 2011

THE FOG (1980), THEY LIVE (1988)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: (1) *poor*, (2) fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: (1) *drama*, (2) irony CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *soci...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (1979)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological, sociological* In ter...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

SHEENA (1984)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological, metaphysical* Sheena...
Monday, December 5, 2011

IF LOOKS COULD KILL (1991), THE CHOSEN ONE (1998)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: (1) *sociological*, (2) *metaphys...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

BOMBA ON PANTHER ISLAND (1949); THE LOST VOLCANO (1950)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* With the second and th...
Friday, December 2, 2011

SHERLOCK HOLMES (1922)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* "Life is infin...
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