Exclamation Marks the Spot “A SHARED SEAT AT THE PINE TABLE COCKTAIL PARLOR. SHARED INSPIRATION MARKED IN TIME, LIKE AN NEUROTRANSMITTER EXCLAMATION POINT. SPACETIME CONTINUUM HOTEL HOLIDAY SUITE.” – “SUPERS” BY JD STAHL To say that I was able to learn a lot from movies would be an understatement. Not only was I able to consider all of the different perspectives from each character, but my innocent childlike curiosity always took me deeper and deeper into each plot. While par

Heir-Raising Expedition JOR-EL (SUPERMAN'S FATHER): ”YOU WILL TRAVEL FAR, MY LITTLE KAL-EL. BUT WE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU... EVEN IN THE FACE OF OUR DEATH. THE RICHNESS OF OUR LIVES SHALL BE YOURS. ALL THAT I HAVE, ALL THAT I'VE LEARNED, EVERYTHING I FEEL... ALL THIS, AND MORE, I... I BEQUEATH YOU, MY SON. YOU WILL CARRY ME INSIDE YOU, ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. YOU WILL MAKE MY STRENGTH YOUR OWN, AND SEE MY LIFE THROUGH YOUR EYES, AS YOUR LIFE WILL BE SEEN THROUGH MINE. THE SO

Back to the Theater After winning a free movie ticket from my last visit to the State Movie Theater, I kept my eyes peeled on the theater marquee every single time that I passed by in my parent's car or on the bus on the way to school. Though some of the movies had caught my eye, I wasn't overly excited about any of them. Eventually, however, there was a title that just seemed to grab tightly to my attentions. This movie was Back to the Future. Though I hadn't much informatio

The Day the Music Paused “WELL, THAT'LL BE THE DAY WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE. YES, THAT'LL BE THE DAY WHEN YOU MAKE ME CRY. YOU SAY YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE; YOU KNOW IT'S A LIE.” – “THAT'LL BE THE DAY” BY BUDDY HOLLY In my small town of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, there was an old, single-screen movie theater that was built in 1912. State Theater was still in operation during my childhood. One of the first movies that I remember watching was a movie about rock legend Ritchie Valens. La Ba

Image: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (movie) When Pigments Fly “THE PROGRAM FOR THIS EVENING IS NOT NEW. YOU'VE SEEN THIS ENTERTAINMENT THROUGH AND THROUGH. YOU'VE SEEN YOUR BIRTH, YOUR LIFE AND DEATH. YOU MIGHT RECALL ALL OF THE REST. DID YOU HAVE A GOOD WORLD WHEN YOU DIED? ENOUGH TO BASE A MOVIE ON?” – “THE MOVIE” BY JIM MORRISON It didn't take long for me to move from black and white shows on Nickelodeon to movies. The more I understood the interpersonal dynamics of various