There’s an old adage in the music industry that a band has a lifetime to write, assemble, and record songs for its very first record, but only a handful of months to put together its second.
November is that time of year when many of us naturally begin to turn our thoughts a bit more toward family—for better or for worse.
I decided to reach out to Bright Wall/Dark Room staff writers and contributors, and ask them what their favorite film(s) of the year were.
Well, it’s a brand new year, and so we’ve decided to try something a bit different for our very first issue of 2014.
I used to imagine the end of the world all the time.
The July before my sixth-grade year—that strange ugly void between child and adolescent, discomfort and confidence, no and yes—my family went to Austin, TX to visit my aunt, uncle, and two cousins. I don’t remember whether we were there for the 4th of July or not, though the sense of...
It’s September again, and I want to go back to school.
“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” -Stephen King ’ve never been all that interested in horror movies, which might seem an odd way to introduce an issue that revolves almost entirely around such films. Growing up in a devoutly religious family, I wasn’t really...
This month, we’re focusing our attention on the world of noir, and immersing ourselves in its dark waters.
Chad Perman, Editor-in-Chief 1. Boyhood I find myself mostly recommending this film to anybody who has ever been a child, a parent, or a human being. The best of everything that film is and can be. 2. Birdman, or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance Dazzling in its daring, virtuosity, and artistry. Everyone...
Mike Nichols spent a lifetime telling stories, in one form or another.
“Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together.” — Anaïs Nin few weeks ago, my wife and I took our kids to a mid-afternoon matinee showing of the new Annie movie. By almost any objective account, it was a pretty terrible film. Still, whenever some of the more...
