Paul Gilbert
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Paul Gilbert is a 23 year old recent graduate student of the University of Rhode Island from which he received a BA double major in history and film studies. Originally from Philadelphia. Paul now lives in Washington D.C. He first found his passion for film in VHS stores when he was younger and has been studying, examining, and analyzing film and the history of film ever since. Paul has a second interest in the world of comics, video games and books. He is an avid connoisseur and frequent attendee at Comic Con and Wizard World events at sites around the country. His interest in those particular genres stem from the ways in which popular culture utilizes a variety of medium to convey stories, ideas, and messages.

Movie Review: Chimes at Midnight

Like wine, Orson Welles became more respected and rare over time. After his initial foray in Hollywood, he found it increasingly harder to finance his films. Hollywood only beckoned in need of his services as an actor, not a director.…

The Film Canon: The Seventh Seal (1957)

A skeptic in a world without skepticism. The knight, Antonius Block, returns home from the Crusades, with his squire Jöns, without a prayer: literally without a prayer. Block cannot find it in himself to pray. He has traveled across the…

The Film Canon: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

There’s not much in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. It’s usually a city that travelers bypass on their way to Pittsburgh. The only distinguishing feature is a large shopping mall. Based on its numerous stores and eateries, one could hardly find any evidence…

The Film Canon: Sweet Smell of Success

J.J. Hunsecker’s eyes watch New York night life like God. In fact, J.J is God for anyone who wants to make it big in show business. A name in his column can make a fledgling comedian into a headliner or…

The Film Canon: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

AND WE’RE BACK! “Who will be his next victim you?” warns the lobby poster for Ida Lupino’s The Hitch-Hiker (1953). A killer is hitchhiking his way across the Southwest and leaving a trail of bodies. Two friends Ray Collins and…

SDCC 2015 Journal: Orientation Day

Five hours in a tin can flying at thirty-five thousand feet in the air will turn any spritely young man into an elderly one with mobility issues. The flight took me from the dreary East Coast to the sunny, drought-tormented…

Out of the Past: ‘Mona Lisa’ (1986)

George is the person that tries to make the right decisions, but always make the wrong ones. George has just been released from prison and is looking for a job and trying to reconnect with his daughter.  He gets a…