10 films that inspired the novel FOLLOW THE SUN, by MovieJawn's Liz Locke
by Liz Locke, Staff Writer
With the publication date of my debut novel Follow the Sun quickly approaching, I can’t help but reflect on the movies that have shaped my writing.
Alex Rudolph's Best of 2022
by Alex Rudolph, Contributor
You always write these things having seen less than you’d like to have, but 2022 was an especially theater-free year for me.
MovieJawn Sound and Vision Poll: Emily Maesar’s Ballot
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time!
MovieJawn's Sound & Vision Poll: Billie Anderson's Ballot
by Billie Anderson, Staff Writer
Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time!
MovieJawn's Sound & Vision Poll: Tina Kakadelis' Ballot
by Tina Kakdelis, Staff Writer
Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time!
MovieJawn's Sound & Vision Poll: Ian Hrabe's Ballot
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time!
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!, or, times may change, but baseball is forever
by Emily Maesar, Staff Writer
Baseball, subcultures, and Texas.
You Can't Sit With Us: Senioritis
by Emily Maesar, Staff Writer
“Alright, alright, alright.”
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Written and directed by Richard Linklater
Starring Cate Blanchett, Judy Greer and Kristen Wiig
MPAA rating: PG-13 for some strong language and drug material
by Melissa Strong
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) adapts Maria Semple’s 2012 bestselling novel of the same name, the story of an eccentric, possibly unlikeable woman who goes missing before a family trip. Directed by Richard Linklater from a screenplay he cowrote with Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo, Jr., Michael H. Weber, and Scott Neustadter, the film features Cate Blanchett in the title role. With her big, dark sunglasses, bobbed hair, blunt-cut bangs, chic outfits, and icy demeanor, Blanchett’s Bernadette resembles an amazonian Joan Didion.
Read MoreThat Song by Rockwell Where Michael Jackson Sings the Hook: An Analysis of A Scanner Darkly
Directed by Richard Linklater (2006)
by Nikkolas Nelson
"Why the things we find beautiful undermine power?"
-El-P, “Deep Space 9mm”, Fantastic Damage
Philip K. Dick may be the most accurate science fiction writer that ever lived – at least in the sense of predicting the relationship between advanced technology and law enforcement and the impact that relationship would have on our culture. A lot of science fiction relies on, especially when compared to PKD, a naive optimism around technological advancement – the idea that humanity will live freer lives in the future thanks to teleportation and meals in pill form, etc. But PKD knew the truth. The first cultural entity that would harness the capability would be our government and their intentions would not be altruistic.
Read MoreEverybody Wants Some!!
Directed by Richard Linklater (2016)
by Honor Devi Thapa
Richard Linklater’s most recent film, Everybody Wants Some!!, is about a house full of rowdy college baseball players who are looking for a good time. If you’re more of a Criterion connoisseur, this might not be the movie for you, as the target audience consists of:
A. Guys in college.
B. People who wish they were guys in college.
So for those who yearn for hazy days of keg stands, jungle juice, and sloppy drunken sex, crack open a cold one, ‘cause this movie is for you.
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