The Greatest Cinematography of All Time
I make no apology for it: I love breathtakingly gorgeous movies. I love swooning, rapturous, intoxicatingly beautiful films. While that usually means … [Read More...]
Concerning Hobbits
by John Murphy The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is self-indulgent in the best and worst sense. Peter Jackson, the hobbity Kiwi who transformed … [Read More...]
Praying Twice: Avinu Malkeinu
St. Augustine once famously commented that singing a hymn is like "praying twice." I'm no theologian, and am therefore ill-equipped to proffer a … [Read More...]
I love beautiful print books, books that you can fondle and flip through, and see how the light plays on a page. Publishing beautiful print books is … [Read More...]
Best of Battlestar Galactica – Bill Adama Boozing
For fans of the cult sci-fi series, Battlestar Galactica, Liam and I have put together a little compilation of the "best of" Admiral William Adama … [Read More...]
Pinscape – Letropa (2012)
Here's a music video directed by STGS contributor, John Murphy, for Portland-based electronic shoegaze outfit, Pinscape. Inspired by Clan Murphy fave, … [Read More...]
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder appreciated by John Murphy Martin Scorsese directing a Merchant-Ivory film? Don't … [Read More...]
Tombstone (1993)—Half a Great Movie, But Oh What a Half
My middle child is "high-functioning" autistic. One of the (many) interesting things about him is that he gets little "obsessions"—fierce interests … [Read More...]
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
appreciated by Debra Murphy From the back cover of the Idylls Press edition, illustrated by John Murphy: "Originally published in 1908, G.K. … [Read More...]
Liam reviews “Battlefield 3″ by DICE
Today I'm taking a look at the recenty released FPS ("first person shooter") game, Battlefield 3. So far the majority of the gaming community is … [Read More...]
