Dedications

Bill inspired and played meet interlocutor to my peak period of movie analysis, and other analysis, in college; this directly inspired the creation of these blogs; I still consciously refer to those interactions in my style and ideas; it's pervasive.

Aaron elevated film for me to a serious interest in high school, introduced most cultural strains I'm still into today, and generally compassed all of my intellectual development back then.

Bela loved and encouraged these blogs, as well as my interest in movies and writing in general.

Dad always liked movies and laid me a foundation, all the way up to e.g. The Departed and Casino Royale.

Mom, just because.

Hannah supplies life elements that allow me to be interested in things, and then she supports those things.

Tracy brought me to the library to check out DVDs over and over again.

Alex brought the ideas of movie reviews and blogs down to earth for me, with his own.

Charlie Kaufman and Paul Thomas Anderson made movies that made movies profoundly personal to me.

Peter Travers and Roger Ebert were the only critics I ever read much.

Wikipedia supplied enough movie research to be a part-time hobby for me back then.