Dostoevsky Reimagined – BTS Archive

09 May

Hollywood’s obsession with Hollywood: Top 5 Favorite Movies that take place in L.A

Written by Alexander Fah Sang

Hollywood has had an obsession with, well, Hollywood. While shooting in the Hollywood/L.A area is an obviously smart business move, you may run into problems where your movies may be seen as something by-Hollywood-for-Hollywood that celebrates the industry. (An...

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24 March

Indie film favourites

Written by Jade

An indie film can often be overlooked due to it’s small budget, lack of big name actors and quite often a limitation when it comes to special effects but most film fans know that’s no reason why indie films...

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10 October

The Missing Screenwriter: Eyes Wide Shut

Written by Ford Harris

There’s nothing worse than the feeling that someone is out to get you. It’s probably what Robert Hurley thought right before his disappearance. He was already knee deep in the Russian mafia’s affairs. He was swimming in gambling debts,...

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29 August

Faulkner’s Dostoyevsky

Written by M.

Welcome back to the Dostoyevsky-BTS blog faithful readers and hello to all glorious newcomers! Previously I discussed Dostoyevsky’s influence on British Edwardian writers such as Woolf and Forster. Today I shall endeavor to discuss an American writer by the...

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14 July

Who was Dostoyevsky’s Father?

Written by M.

Welcome back loyal BTS readers and newcomers! Have you ever thought about Dostoyevsky’s parents and who they were? I felt curious about this aspect of Dostoyevsky’s life and decided to investigate. What I found was interesting and definitely enriched...

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15 June

Following the Footsteps of Dostoyevsky’s “The Idiot”: A Journey Through St. Petersburg

Written by Ford Harris

The Idiot (1868), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is a Russian classic. The protagonist, Prince Myshkin, is the Light Onto Dark of the story – the white knight and model by which everyone should follow. He is often regarded as “perfection”...

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07 June

My Interest in Dostoyevsky

Written by Ford Harris

Hello, my name is Ford Harris and I am originally from Oklahoma City. My interest in film started in middle-school when I asked my best friend if he had a video camera. It seemed like a random thought at first,...

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06 June

E.M Forster on Dostoyevksy as a Prophetic Writer

Written by M.

Hello again dear readers and welcome back to the Dostoyevsky-BTS website! As always I issue a sincere and warm welcome to those who visit for the first time. Previously I discussed the extraordinary impact Russian literature, and particularly Dostoyevsky...

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15 March

Polanski’s Chinatown: Getting Your Fix For Mystery and Classic Jack Nicholson Sass

Written by Ava Lanto

As aquatically conscious rapper Mick Jenkins would say: “water [is] more important than gold.” This could not be a truer fact, especially in today’s age of climate change. Being a lifelong resident of the Los Angeles area, I am...

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22 February

Not Dostoyevsky!

Written by Stacey Ford Osborne

Recently I was moderating the Dostoyevsky-BTS Pinterest account, and I came across an interesting message from a user with the Pinterest profile name HadesIsDoomed. The message said, simply, “Not Dostoyevsky!” I had to investigate. It turns out that HadesIsDoomed...

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