The railing was colder than I expected. I was already on the wrong side of it. One hand still gripped the metal, palm aching, while the wind and rain pushed hard enough against my coat to make me lean into the empty air. The fog had swallowed most of the bridge. Headlights behind me wereContinueContinue reading “Blueberry Pancakes”
Author Archives: Darrell C
Late to the Argument
The date turned over again. September 10. It’s been a year since Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University. I’ve sat with this one longer than most. Six versions, give or take, each one trying to get closer to what I actually meant. This morning the coffee was still hot when I decided thisContinueContinue reading “Late to the Argument”
Clippings: They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?
Take a serious cinema hobby, mix in some internet savvy and a database mindset, and voila!—They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? This modest-looking site has become a remarkably deep film resource, with director profiles, The 1,000 Greatest Films, The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Films, film noir, polls and more. I tested it by looking up Ridley Scott, since Alien (1979)ContinueContinue reading “Clippings: They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?”
Scars
I’ve been listening to U2’s ‘Scars’ a lot lately. The more I hear it, the more it seems to carry the weight of its own words—the voice, the guitar, the drums and bass all leaning into the same ache. It gets inside my head. The first thing I thought about was a scar on theContinueContinue reading “Scars”
Jettisoning The Nostromo Files, or: How I Learned to Stop Obsessing and Love “Alien”
After a long day of rat-killing—running errands, knocking out chores and generally getting things done, for those of you who aren’t familiar with the Southern idiom—I kicked back in the recliner and rewatched the 1979 Alien last night, the whole thing in 4K, and found myself almost giddy at how beautiful it still is. AfterContinueContinue reading “Jettisoning The Nostromo Files, or: How I Learned to Stop Obsessing and Love “Alien””