57: Phantom of the Theatre
In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, the wheel came up with the Hong Kong film Phantom of the Theatre. This variation of the Phantom of the Opera included dead acrobats and an inventive…
56: Everything Is Illuminated
In this Movie-Go-Round New to Two Brett brought us Liev Schreiber’s sole directorial work, Everything Is Illuminated. What starts as an aggressively quirky story of a shy, compulsive collector turns into…
55: Con Air
In this Movie-Go-Round,You Did This to Us! And boy, did you pick a doozy, 1997’s Con Air. What can you say about this testosterone-fueled movie? We were dazzled by its absurdity,…
54: Phas Gaye Re Obama
In this Movie-Go-Round Around the World, Brett chose an Indian comedy with a character enamored with the US. Unfortunately, his favorite country has exported its recession around the globe, and even his kidnapping…
What Tilting Windmill Is:
In Don Quixote, the tale’s hero haphazardly jousts with windmills, for he is convinced they are giants. His heroism is misplaced, but nevertheless, it is idealistic, ambitious, and romantic. At every stage, creativity must be all of those things.
“Tilting at windmills” often means to fight with imaginary foes or enter a battle that cannot be won. Here at Tilting Windmill Studios, though, it means embracing the quixotic, bizarre mind of Don Quixote in pursuit of creative endeavors. Creativity should be a bit wacky and different after all, right?
