Gary Shannon
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Gary is a 23 year old film and television writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Film Canon: Barton Fink (1991)

It’s been more than twenty years since the Coens’ last forayed into classic Hollywood cinema with Barton Fink. Unlike Hail, Caesar!, the story in Barton Fink seems to be far less political in their satire and a lot more personally charged (Spoilers to follow!).…

10 Best Film Scores of 2015

Film scores give movies their attitude, personality and soul. Looking back at 2015’s best film scores, I’m not just looking at the best music but the best collaboration of a movie and its score.   10) Tomorrowland – Michael Giacchino If…

Laika Celebrates 10 Years of Bold Filmmaking

Laika, a team of world-class filmmakers, artists and technicians, who over the course of ten years and three films have quite literally reshaped the format of animated cinema. Opting for an approach different than that of its computer generated counterparts…

Are Visual Effects Ruining Movies?

Are visual effects ruining movies? Normally, we don’t find ourselves asking exactly how computer grafted images (CGI) contributes to a film on a level of storytelling as much as how they contribute to a film visually—even though this is essentially…