Recently, the subject of American Politics has gotten me thinking about Dostoevsky and his known work. As many people know, Rand Paul, a senator from Kentucky, is running for president. As some may also know, Paul and his family...
Clicca qui per leggere questo blog in italiano “Man is unhappy because he doesn’t know he’s happy. It’s only that.” Dostoevsky wrote these words in The Possessed (first translation of the original work, then replaced by The Devils...
In the past few years, crowdfunding has exploded. Thanks to the uniting power of the internet, people are able to connect with projects that appeal to them and support creative ventures. This has proven to be a huge benefit...
WARNING: There are imagines and information in this blog some people may find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. When screenwriter Robert Hurley disappeared; members of the cast and crew of Notes from the New World went...
Russian classics tend to be steeped in Russian philosophy, thus revealing the mindsets of Russian culture at the time in the same way an English novel might reveal the social structures and customs of the time in...
Fyodor Dostoyevsky and cinema have a long and complicated history. There have been dozens of adaptations of his work over the years with filmmakers trying to capture the unique sensibility that makes the Russian author so compelling. His rich...
Film adaptations are a tricky thing: they can be complete disasters that shame the source material, or they can leave you thinking about the original content in a whole new way. This problem is compounded when filmmakers attempt modern...
