Jean Baudrillards Simulacra and Simulation (notes/reflections) Valkyrist 2018-08-24 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — This is a series of notes and reflections I compiled while reading Jean Baudrillard's 1981 book SIMULACRA AND SIMULATION. It examines his theory of the "hyperreal" and how it manifests in society's relationship to art, movies, mass media, advertising, education, architecture, technology, and language.Read the FULL TRANSCRIPT here (including citations): valkyrist.wordpress.com/2018/08/24/jean-baudrillards-simulacra-and-simulation-notes-reflections
A History of Melbourne and Victorian Films (public lecture) | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-08-29 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comG’day! In this bonus episode of The Movie Passport, Duncan (Valkyrist) continues to explore Australian cinema, delivering a lecture about the history of Melbourne and Victorian filmmaking. Learn about ground-breaking and acclaimed movies, including The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), On the Beach (1959), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Mad Max (1979), The Man from Snowy River (1982), The Castle (1997), and Animal Kingdom (2010).Credits:Edited by Valkyrist
The Babadook (2014) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-08-22 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comG’day! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Dana (Taindana), Sara (Lady Weaver), and David (davidhhh) travel to the country of Australia to discuss The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014).
Strictly Ballroom (1992) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-08-15 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comG’day! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Dana (Taindana), Sara (Lady Weaver), and David (davidhhh) travel to the country of Australia to discuss Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann, 1992).
The Adventures of Priscilla (1994) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-08-08 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comG’day! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Dana (Taindana), Sara (Lady Weaver), and David (davidhhh) travel to the country of Australia to discuss The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994).
Wake in Fright (1971) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-08-01 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comG’day! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Dana (Taindana), Sara (Lady Weaver), and David (davidhhh) travel to the country of Australia to discuss Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971).
Confusion Na Wa (2013) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-07-18 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comẸ Ǹlẹ́ o! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Nigeria to discuss Confusion Na Wa (Kenneth Gyang, 2013).
My Friend Fela (2019) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-07-11 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comẸ Ǹlẹ́ o! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Nigeria to discuss My Friend Fela / Meu Amigo Fela (Joel Zito Araújo, 2019).
Eyimofe: This is My Desire (2020) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-07-04 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comẸ Ǹlẹ́ o! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Nigeria to discuss Eyimofe / This is My Desire (Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri, 2020).
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-06-20 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comS̄wạs̄dī! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Abby (Daceymormont), and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Thailand to discuss Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives / Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010).
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-06-13 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comS̄wạs̄dī! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Abby (Daceymormont), and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Thailand to discuss Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (Prachya Pinkaew, 2003).
Bad Genius (2017) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-06-06 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comS̄wạs̄dī! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Abby (Daceymormont), and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Thailand to discuss Bad Genius / Chalard Games Goeng (Nattawut Poonpiriya, 2017).
The Rules of Backyard Cricket, by Jock Serong (2016) Review Valkyrist 2023-05-30 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — A review of the drama novel The Rules of Backyard Cricket, by Jock Serong (2016).
Logan (2017) Review Valkyrist 2023-05-26 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — A review of the film Logan (James Mangold, 2017).
Bioshock (2007) Review Valkyrist 2023-05-23 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — A review of the video game Bioshock (2007) developed by 2K Boston.
Ready Player One (2011/2018) and Geek Culture Valkyrist 2023-05-16 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — My thoughts on the novel Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline (2011), and the 2018 film adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.
Neuromancer, by William Gibson (1984) Review Valkyrist 2023-05-09 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — A review of the science fiction novel Neuromancer, by William Gibson (1984).
Foundation, by Isaac Asimov (1951) Review Valkyrist 2023-05-02 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — A review of the science fiction novel Foundation, by Isaac Asimov (1951).
Central Station (1998) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-04-18 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comOlá! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Blu3arm05), and Alex (Lucky Charms) travel to the country of Brazil to discuss Central Station / Central do Brasil (Walter Salles, 1998).
Elite Squad (2007) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-04-11 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comOlá! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Blu3arm05), and Alex (Lucky Charms) travel to the country of Brazil to discuss Elite Squad / Tropa de Elite (José Padilha, 2007).
City of God (2002) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-04-04 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comOlá! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Blu3arm05), and Alex (Lucky Charms) travel to the country of Brazil to discuss City of God / Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002).
Nightflyers and Other Stories, by George R. R. Martin (1985) Review Valkyrist 2023-03-28 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — A review of the collection Nightflyers and Other Stories, by George R. R. Martin (1985).
Has Mirri Maz Durr’s Prophecy been fulfilled? (ASOIAF theory) Valkyrist 2023-03-21 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — In this video, I speculate about whether Mirri Maz Durr’s prophecy to Daenerys about Khal Drogo returning has been fulfilled?
Who is Prince Doran’s Spy? (ASOIAF theory) Valkyrist 2023-03-14 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — In this video, I speculate that Lady Taena Merryweather is spying on Cersei Lannister for Doran Martell.
Is Tyrion a Targaryen? (ASOIAF theory) Valkyrist 2023-03-07 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — In this video, I outline the support for Tyrion Lannister being the bastard son of King Aerys Targaryen.
Ordet (1955) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-02-21 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comGod morgen! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Denmark to discuss the The Word / Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955).
Another Round (2020) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-02-14 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comGod morgen! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Denmark to discuss the Another Round / Druk (Thomas Vinterberg, 2020).
Flickering Lights (2000) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2023-02-07 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comGod morgen! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Denmark to discuss the Flickering Lights / Blinkende Lygter (Anders Thomas Jensen, 2000).
How to Read Films — Editing Valkyrist 2023-01-24 | Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) youtube.com/watch?v=yNSmaFm1Jlw (clip)We all watch movies, but do we really understand them? In this series of videos, we look at the key terms of cinema, including mise-en-scene (what we see), cinematography (how we see it), sound (what we hear), and editing (how elements are cut and arranged). Watch clips from classic films and have the chance to use some of these terms to speculate on the ideas or sensations the filmmakers are trying to convey.
How to Read Films — Sound Valkyrist 2023-01-17 | The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) youtube.com/watch?v=19r7ctge2lI & youtube.com/watch?v=FVDT4bWPypk (clip)We all watch movies, but do we really understand them? In this series of videos, we look at the key terms of cinema, including mise-en-scene (what we see), cinematography (how we see it), sound (what we hear), and editing (how elements are cut and arranged). Watch clips from classic films and have the chance to use some of these terms to speculate on the ideas or sensations the filmmakers are trying to convey.
How to Read Films — Cinematography Valkyrist 2023-01-10 | The Searchers (John Ford, 1956) youtube.com/watch?v=5_j3NrcDiS4 (clip)We all watch movies, but do we really understand them? In this series of videos, we look at the key terms of cinema, including mise-en-scene (what we see), cinematography (how we see it), sound (what we hear), and editing (how elements are cut and arranged). Watch clips from classic films and have the chance to use some of these terms to speculate on the ideas or sensations the filmmakers are trying to convey.
How to Read Films — Mise-en-scène Valkyrist 2023-01-03 | Gone with the Wind (David O. Selznick, 1939) youtube.com/watch?v=lrhNPS4nbmQ (clip)We all watch movies, but do we really understand them? In this series of videos, we look at the key terms of cinema, including mise-en-scene (what we see), cinematography (how we see it), sound (what we hear), and editing (how elements are cut and arranged). Watch clips from classic films and have the chance to use some of these terms to speculate on the ideas or sensations the filmmakers are trying to convey.
Screening Sexuality: A History of LGBT+ Movies Valkyrist 2022-12-20 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com/ — To celebrate LGBT+ Pride Month, Valkyrist explores the depiction of queer characters and issues throughout cinema history.The presentation includes video clips from the following movies:Morocco (Josef von Sternberg, 1930) dailymotion.com/video/x15komSome Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959) youtube.com/watch?v=8-n-ybKQ_X0The Boys in the Band (William Friedkin, 1970) youtube.com/watch?v=oz1Rx9fS2AwThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994) youtube.com/watch?v=p2QiCFAQ-qQBrokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005) youtube.com/watch?v=XhVhZrgYy4MTangerine (Sean Baker, 2015) youtube.com/watch?v=vqsJq5qK3jECredits:Edited by Valkyrist
Tsotsi (2005) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-12-13 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comSawubona! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina (Bina007), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), and Jock (MunroJock2) travel to the country of South Africa to discuss Tsotsi (Gavin Hood, 2005).
Zulu (1964) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-12-06 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comSawubona! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina (Bina007), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), and Jock (MunroJock2) travel to the country of South Africa to discuss Zulu (Cy Endfield, 1964).
Spud (2010) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-11-29 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comSawubona! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina (Bina007), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), and Jock (MunroJock2) travel to the country of South Africa to discuss Spud (Donovan Marsh, 2010).
District 9 (2009) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-11-24 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comSawubona! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina (Bina007), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), and Jock (MunroJock2) travel to the country of South Africa to discuss District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009).
Lilliths Riddle (a poem by Valkyrist) Valkyrist 2022-05-24 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — A poem written and read by Valkyrist
Sherpa (2015) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-05-16 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comNamaste! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Pukar (raptureatlas) and Tanja (scilens) travel to the country of Nepal to discuss Sherpa (Jennifer Peedom, 2015).
Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (2012) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-05-09 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comNamaste! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Pukar (raptureatlas) and Tanja (scilens) travel to the country of Nepal to discuss Soongava: Dance of the Orchids / Soongava (Subarna Thapa, 2012).
White Sun (2016) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-05-03 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comNamaste! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Pukar (raptureatlas) and Tanja (scilens) travel to the country of Nepal to discuss White Sun / Seto Surya (Deepak Rauniyar, 2016).
Blood Meridian — The Comanche War Party (reading) Valkyrist 2022-04-30 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — This is a dramatic reading of the Glanton Gang being attached by Comanche war party riding stolen horses across the desert. It is taken from Blood Meridian: Or The Evening Redness in the West (by Corman McCarthy).
Day of the Wacko (2002) | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-04-26 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comDobry dzień! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Alex (Lucky Charms), Bina (Bina007) and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Poland to discuss The Day of the Wacko / Dzień Świra (Marek Koterski, 2002).
The Painted Bird (2019) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-04-19 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comDobry dzień! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Alex (Lucky Charms), Bina (Bina007) and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Poland to discuss The Painted Bird / Nabarvené Ptáče (Václav Marhoul, 2019).
The Weird Violin by Anonymous (LibriVox audiobook) Valkyrist 2022-04-16 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org.
Cold War (2018) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-04-12 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comDobry dzień! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Alex (Lucky Charms), Bina (Bina007) and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Poland to discuss Cold War / Zimna Wojna (Paweł Pawlikowski, 2018).
Kanal (1957) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-04-05 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comDobry dzień! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Alex (Lucky Charms), Bina (Bina007) and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Poland to discuss Sewer / Kanal (Andrzej Wajda, 1957).
Beast (a poem by Valkyrist) Valkyrist 2022-03-29 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — A poem written and read by Valkyrist
Wild Tales (2014) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-03-22 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comHola! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a new podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Tanja (Scilens), Bina (Bina007) and Pukar (raptureatlas) travel to the country of Argentina to discuss Wild Tales / Relatos Salvajes (Damián Szifron, 2014).
The Monster Mine by Anonymous (LibriVox audiobook) Valkyrist 2022-03-19 | http://Valkyrist.wordpress.com — This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org.
Lions Den (2008) Review | The Movie Passport Valkyrist 2022-03-15 | FULL EPISODES: moviepassport.wordpress.comHola! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a new podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Tanja (Scilens), Bina (Bina007) and Pukar (raptureatlas) travel to the country of Argentina to discuss Lion’s Den / Leonera (Pablo Trapero, 2008).
