Author Archives: Nathan Saliwonchyk
Chewbacca as Kierkegaard
George Lucas’ original subtitles for Star Wars, which were cut because the producers felt it made the film too existential Chewbacca as Kierkegaard R2D2 as Nietzsche
Premise for a Film: The Zombie Diary
If I were to write a zombie film, I would write the story of a young man who survived the zombie apocalypse by pretending to be a zombie. Outwitted by his convincing performance, the zombies considered the young man one of their own and didn’t eat him. For years he lived this way, adopting the […]
From the archives: Homework from Grade 12, The Old Man and the Sea
Fish & Chips & Literature Transcription from An Interview with Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea: What did the fish mean to the man? [Theme music. Captain Higliner sits at a table with Gilligan and Ernest Hemmingway, in front of a live studio audience.] Highliner Hello, and welcome to another sea-faring adventure in […]
Two improvisations
Improvisation in C dorian: A Love Letter Improvisation in e minor: A Reply