Franklin MountThe Transcendence of 2001: A Space OdysseyI’ve watched this film I don’t know how many times. I was probably nine or ten years old when I saw it first, most likely nine. My father…·2 min read·Dec 28, 2020----
Franklin MountMichael Cohen and Emily Jane Fox: The PodcastI’ve never been a huge fan of podcasts, but there are exceptions. For me, one big surprise was this podcast: The interview of Michael…·2 min read·Dec 21, 2020----
Franklin MountThe Deep and Subtle Disturbance of Andrei Tarkovsky.I just mailed back my disc of Stalker (dir: Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979). It wasn’t easy to do. Something inside me told me that I needed to…·4 min read·Dec 14, 2020----
Franklin MountWeimar Culture: The Outsider as InsiderPeter Gay. W.W. Norton: 1968.·4 min read·Dec 7, 2020----
Franklin MountMask of Evil, by Bertolt BrechtBelow is my translation of this well-known poem, which seems especially relevant now.1 min read·Sep 10, 2020----