Media Analyses Erotic Cinema: A Lost Film, Cool Posters & More Femina Ridens Praise 12 Nov 20204 Mar 2021 Through a complicated series of events, I recently decided to delve into the world of X-rated movies once again, specifically the "roughie" exploitation variety. I've been in a dark mood…
Media Analyses… Thoughts on Groundhog Day (and the Meaning of Life) 31 Oct 2020 I've had this old review of Groundhog Day waiting around literally from the very first day I started the blog. I have held off on posting it until now because…
Media Analyses… The Most Cherished Film of My Childhood 21 Oct 20204 Mar 2021 The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the very first movie I ever saw in the cinema. Toy Story 2 is the film I saw the most times in a theater,…
Media Analyses In Defense of DVD Audio Commentaries (& Sharing A Modest Collection of Them) 16 Oct 2020 I've been really interested in DVD audio commentaries lately after listening to Peter Hyams' for Running Scared and John Hughes' for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (the only time he ever…
Media Analyses Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (EXTRA!!) 14 Oct 20204 Mar 2021 As it turns out, immediately after I posted the main entries in this series I thought of a bunch of other participants I should have included. So, why not, let's…
Media Analyses… 4 Brief, Miscellaneous, Not-Depressing, Poli-Sci Musings 13 Oct 2020 The title says it all, these are some thoughts regarding politics I've wanted to share, but didn't have enough content on their own to be standalone blog entries. A Poli-Sci…
Media Analyses Something a Little Less Serious (Random Art) 8 Oct 20204 Mar 2021 After all that bleakness contained in my last batch of uploads, let's relax for a second now and enjoy something less depressing. Here are some aesthetically pleasing images I've found…
Media Analyses 12 Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (2/2) 6 Oct 20204 Mar 2021 Continuing on from last time, here's the rest of the list. Remember these are not presented in any particular order. Little Bear Little Bear was perhaps the best series Nick…
Media Analyses 12 Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (1/2) 5 Oct 20204 Mar 2021 Something I've been noticing a lot with media the last few years is that what's not explicitly stated about a character can often be more tantalizing than what is. I…
Media Analyses Seinfeld’s Early Years (w/ Emphasis on Elaine) 26 Sep 2020 I love Seinfeld. It's by far my favorite sitcom, one of my "go-to" programs I can just throw on at any time, in any emotional state, and find myself enjoying.…
Media Analyses… Beautiful Labor Day Fantasy 7 Sep 20204 Mar 2021 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I usually try to be pretty upbeat on this blog and focus on the…
Media Analyses… I Finished My Final, Long-Promised, SMiLE Mix (Plus A Special Bonus Project!!) 21 Aug 202029 Jan 2024 We've reached another milestone here at the Carbon Freeze--post #270! If you'll recall, 27 is my favorite number and as a result, it's tradition that I celebrate 27-related anniversaries by…
Media Analyses… 60+ More Attempts at Designing Flags 22 Jul 20204 Mar 2021 I love vexillology (the study of flags) and in a previous blog entry, I offered some designs I'd made for various political philosophies. For fun, because that's just the kinda…
Media Analyses… Lost Media (2/3) My “Holy Grails” (Audio-Visual) 25 Jun 20204 Mar 2021 So, in the last section, I discussed what lost media means to me, how I came to be acquainted with the topic and works which I've helped save or at…
Media Analyses… Eureeka (From Eureeka’s Castle) is the Cutest Character Ever! 16 Jun 202023 May 2021 So with Penis & Giuseppe Rolando's partially lost filmography on my mind lately, I decided to try to seek out some obscure nostalgic media again. Every few years or so…
Media Analyses… Lost Media (1/3) Intro & Searches I’ve Taken Part In 13 Jun 20204 Mar 2021 I have been fascinated by the concept of lost media since I was 16. I was a film buff for years even up to that point, had just gotten around…
Media Analyses… Radley Metzger & the Artistry of Golden Age Porn 29 May 20204 Mar 2021 I truly cannot emphasize enough how much Femina Ridens has influenced me over the past year. That one perfectly bizarre film, which I only discovered by complete chance, has expanded…
Media Analyses… Reviewing “Presidential Media” (Portraits, Campaign Slogans & Signs, Etc.) 28 May 20204 Mar 2021 Purely for fun, I decided to take a quick look at all the other uniform aspects of a Presidential campaign and legacy. Here are some quick thoughts about each... Presidential…
Media Analyses My Favorite Episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation 27 May 20204 Mar 2021 Over the last six months or so, my boyfriend and I have been watching Star Trek TNG off and on. [Have I given him an astrology-inspired pseudonym yet? Fuck it,…
Media Analyses To Kill in Silence (1972) New Developments in an Ongoing Treasure Hunt 26 May 20204 Mar 2021 Even though I've already got a copy, I've still been holding out hope these last two weeks for a cleaner print of Uccidere in Silenzio to make its appearance. Yesterday…
Media Analyses To Kill in Silence (1972) Fractured, Forgotten & Flawed 26 May 20204 Mar 2021 It all began with Stelvio Cipriani's beautiful compositions and the algorithms dictating YouTube's music playlists. That's what introduced me to Femina Ridens nearly a year ago, and that film in…
Media Analyses… Beautiful Easter Fantasy 5 Apr 20204 Mar 2021 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. Easter Beagle was always my favorite Peanuts special. I love how Snoopy, a dog…
Media Analyses… My Favorite Works of Art Across Multiple Forms of Media 19 Mar 20204 Mar 2021 It was one year ago today that I registered the domain name for "theCarbonFreeze.com" and started posting! It's been a lot of fun uploading some of my old essays which…
Media Analyses… My Reaction to Bojack Horseman (1/?) What the Show Means to Me 19 Mar 202019 Mar 2020 So, Bojack Horseman. This is a really special show to a lot of people, myself included, and I've been meaning to put my thoughts to paper for a long time.…
Media Analyses Femina Ridens (1969) Addendum: Novelization & Alternate Cuts of the Film 18 Mar 202018 Mar 2020 So this post will be like an unofficial "sequel" to my earlier analysis of Femina Ridens (aka The Laughing Woman). I hadn't originally intended to do a follow-up but by…
Media Analyses… The Overlooked Brilliance of Femina Ridens (1969) 9 Feb 202024 May 2021 I’ll just come right out with it; Femina Ridens (translation: The Laughing Woman) is an absolute masterpiece. Not merely a magnum opus among soft-core erotica, or of Euro-exploitation movies, of Italian “sleaze,” nor…
Media Analyses… Disney Star Wars’ Problems Began with The Force Awakens (& I Called it in ’15) 5 Jan 20204 Mar 2021 I have been skeptical of Disney's acquisition of Star Wars ever since they jettisoned the EU and hired JJ Abrams as director for the first installment. I discussed this, and…
Media Analyses How Casablanca Builds Up Rick Blaine to the Audience 4 Jan 20204 Jan 2020 You know a movie is great when it's not just the "big scenes" but the little ones which gives the audience something to think about. This is the first time…
Media Analyses The Godfather Part II is the Most Profound Story Ever Told (2/2) 29 Dec 2019 [You'll have to forgive all the shuffling around and editing in real time that's happened to this post. It grew so large to where I needed to divide it in…
Media Analyses The Godfather Part II is the Most Profound Story Ever Told (1/2) 29 Dec 201929 Dec 2019 [You'll have to forgive all the shuffling around and editing in real time that's happened to this post. It grew so large to where I needed to divide it in…
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