Patrick Levell
BAM Scares Me: Horror Movies for Smart People
By Patrick LevellHorror films have been around since the 19th century, with Le voyage dans la lune director Georges Méliès Le Manoir du Diable (The Devils Castle) premiering in 1896.
Empty Metal Jacket: Jarhead's Dereliction of Duty
By Patrick LevellArt and culture finds itself in a place beyond deconstructionism. We’ve entered The Age of Quantum Irony. The mainstream continues to inflate the pop postmodernism trend of the 1990’s to its bloated red giant of a conclusion. Hollywood never fails to cannibalize its truest love, itself.
The Resolution of Opposites: Blue Velvet at 20
By Patrick LevellThe Film Forum recently hosted a screening of David Lynchs Blue Velvet in honor of the 20th anniversary of the films release. A Lynch screening draws a crowd as eclectic as one of the directors films. Punks love Lynch.