Wednesday 4 January 2023

Alrightreads: Films III

Chris Darke, La Jetée

2016 / Ebook / 96 pages / UK

***

This delicate fetishisation of the anti-cinematic sci-fi curio sadly failed to conclude with the auteur deflatingly admitting that he just couldn't afford to make it move.


Matthew Solomon, The Gold Rush

2015 / Ebook / 112 pages / USA

**

Some insights on the improvised production process, but mainly a tedious catalogue of alternate versions and lawsuits.


Alex Dudok de Wit, Grave of the Fireflies

2021 / Ebook / 104 pages / UK

***

War = sad. There's not a lot to unpack there, so we're instead given the backstory.


Les Martin, Blade Runner: A Story of the Future

1982 / Audiobook / 91 pages / USA

***

I read Dick's novel before I saw the film, but this middling photonovel would have been helpful for older kids, shelving the symbolism to clarify implied background and character details.


Jeff Harvey, Ghostbusters: Book of Shapes

2021 / Ebook / 10 pages / USA

*

An imperfect primer aimed at pathetic parents who will only teach their kids if they get some semblance of nostalgia out of it. No, you're not having Paw Patrol!