Dostoyevsky Reimagined Archive

08 August

The Reacquisition of Glory and Status, Pt. II: The Village of Stepanchikovo

Written by Felix Purat

; Following the crickets that chirped in the wake of Uncle’s Dream, Dostoyevsky continued his foray into comedy, his determination to re-enter St Petersburg society unswayed, thankfully to all who admire Russian classics and VM Productions’ films. His next...

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04 August

What’s The Value of a Screenplay Contest?

Written by Tony Caro

There are a lot of screenplay contests out there. Why enter one? If you wrote a solid screenplay, submitting to as many contests as your budget permits makes sense. Winning, placing in the top three, even garnering an honorable...

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18 July

The Transgressive Spiteful Side of “Notes from the Underground”

Written by Tony Caro

Spite – noun: 1. a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone. Sympathy and empathy often draw a reader to the main character of a novel. Understandably, authors commonly cast their main characters in sympathetic lights. A main...

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15 July

Crowdfunding for Résumé Boosting? Why Not?

Written by Tony Caro

Crowdfunding plays a big role in the independent film scene. Does crowdfunding present any value to someone simply looking to spice up a resume? Of course it does. Well-written articles published online discuss the resume-boosting benefit of running a...

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29 June

Fusing Russian Literature and Steampunk for Sci-Fi Genre Experimentation

Written by Tony Caro

Is there such a creature as ‘Russian steampunk literature’? No rule exists barring someone from combining traditional Russian classics literary themes with steampunk sci-fi conventions. Maybe a creative “mashup” is in the works somewhere. If not, it should be....

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24 June

The Best Films of 2017

Written by VM Productions

By Robert Koehler An explanation about these two lists. You may notice that one overlaps the other. The world premieres list includes only movies that were first seen anywhere in the world in 2017, in festivals, commercial release or...

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14 June

When Zen Met Existentialism in Notes from Underground

Written by Tony Caro

Zen and existentialism appear to be bitterly opposite philosophies. At least that how perceptions appear to those who don’t delve deeply into either philosophies. Those perceptions do harm opinions about the philosophies. Zen theory suffers from the stereotypical depiction...

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23 April

Spring Notes and Impressions on Winter Notes on Summer Impressions by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Written by Debbie Hockey

I stumbled upon this book in a charity shop in England while looking for second-hand DVDs of film classics. I hadn’t known about its existence previously, but I was intrigued by the blurb. Actually, no, whatever the blurb had...

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23 March

Easter Competition

Written by Jade

Easter is coming and what better way to celebrate than with an Easter Egg Hunt competition! We are offering you the chance to get your name in the credits of our movie, making this the perfect prize...

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10 March

Is ‘A Weak Heart’ a Weak Story? A Pseudo-Psychological Review

Written by Felix Purat

Friedrich Nietzsche, one of the most esteemed (albeit easily misinterpreted) thinkers of all time, once referred to Fyodor Dostoyevsky as “the only psychologist from whom I’ve anything to learn.” This was, to be sure, long before Freud, whose first...

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