NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological, metaphysical, cosmological* ...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

TRINITY AND SARTANA (1972)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* TRINITY AND SARTAN...
Sunday, May 6, 2012

RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER (2010), RED RIDING HOOD (2011)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: (1) *poor*, (2) good FRYEAN MYTHOS: (1) *adventure*, (2) *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: (1) *so...

PHANTOM FROM 10,000 LEAGUES (1955), OCTAMAN (1976)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: (1) *fair,* (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: (1) *psychological, cosmologi...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

CAT GIRL (1957)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, metaphysical* Lou Rusoff’...
Monday, April 30, 2012

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (2011)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* By the time Disney...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

DREAMCHILD (1985), HEAD (1968)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: (1) *good,* (2) *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: (1) *drama,* (2) irony CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: (1) *psychol...
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