PinnedWill The Real Elio Perlman Please Stand Up? — Part OneWhy ‘Call Me By Your Name’ might well be based on real people.Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
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‘Just Don’t Die in India’During my early years in India, back in the late 80s, when I was writing the first feature film of mine that would go into production, I…Jan 16, 2015Jan 16, 2015
Dream Interpretation: A Progressively Luminous ClarityJames Killough explains how dream work has helped both his personal growth and his work as a writer-director.Sep 22, 2014Sep 22, 2014
Content Creation: Can You Be Too Prolific?Is quality really damaged by quantity? Or is it just perception?Sep 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014
The Purpose of LifeAfter seeing Tim Minchin’s viral video, James Killough begs to differ on a rather important point: the point of existence itself.Sep 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014
La Vie en Verslan: How the French Literally Lost the PlotAfter watching Michel Gondry’s ‘Mood Indigo’, Killough examines why French literature has hit rock bottom.Aug 14, 2014Aug 14, 2014
Identity Theft: Never Tell a Rock God You Love HimA typical midweek night will see me propped up in bed binge watching a premium-cable show flanked by Buster and Aussie, my butch roommate’s…Aug 11, 2014Aug 11, 2014
Relationships: We Are Slaves to the Empire of InstinctA writer responds to Alain de Botton’s call for reason over romance.Jul 9, 2014Jul 9, 2014