Category Archives: movies

American Fiction

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I have been looking forward to the release of the Oscar-nominated film American Fiction. Based on the Percival Everett novel Erasure it stars the great American actor Jeffrey Wright. One scene from the movie was filmed in the Boston bookstore Brookline Booksmith and the shop staff … Continue reading →

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Darkness Visible

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I recently read Nick Harkaway’s exciting novel Titanium Noir. The blurb above is a better recommendation for the book than any review that I could ever post. If you haven’t read Harkaway, it’s not a bad place to start. After reading the … Continue reading →

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Middle Earth Obsession

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Like many Travel Between The Pages readers, I’m a big J.R.R.Tolkien fan. I can date my interest in Middle Earth back to a bit of graffiti that I saw on a wall in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood when … Continue reading →

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Public Domain Hijinks

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

By now you have probably seen dozens of news stories and blog posts (including mine) about the intellectual property that entered the Public Domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. Every article invariably highlighted the freeing of the … Continue reading →

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What do Mickey Mouse and D.H. Lawrence have in common

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

On January 1, 2024, thousands of copyrighted works from 1928 will enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1923. They will be free for all to copy, share, and build upon. This year’s highlights include Lady Chatterley’s Lover by … Continue reading →

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Who Made That

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Many years ago, as I was watching one of my all time favorite films Pulp Fiction, I noticed that many of the charcters were smoking a peculiar brand of cigarette called Red Apple. For a moment I wondered who created the prop packaging and … Continue reading →

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Adaptation

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Hidden history of the world

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Last week, I ran across three different references to an eye-opening documentary titled A History of the World According to Getty Images. This impressive video created by British filmmaker Richard Misek  explores the way that historic films are hidden from public … Continue reading →

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The Writing Life

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

The Writing Life is a wonderful short video essay about the demands and rewards that come with the pursuit of writing as a vocation. The video is told through the films of Wes Anderson featuring clips from Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, … Continue reading →

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Piracy Rules

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I was today years old when I discovered that the Dread Pirate Roberts of Princess Bride book and movie fame was an actual person. Not only was Welsh pirate Bartholomew Roberts (1682-1722) a famous swashbuckler, he was the most successful … Continue reading →

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