Author: Esther Jung
(Searcher) Peeping Tom: An Underrated Psycho
Over Thanksgiving Break, I watched the 1960 film Peeping Tom, which revolves around a man who stabs women with his camera tripod while filming their deaths. The main protagonist, Mark Lewis, is a soft... Read More
Do the Right Thing Way, Brooklyn, NY (Searcher)
After viewing Do the Right Thing yesterday, I was curious about the location where the movie was set. The setting of the movie played such an integral role in the film’s narrative, and even the ... Read MoreA search for truth in documentaries (Reader)
According to the authors of Film Art, a documentary “claims to present factual information of the world.” However, the objectivity of documentaries is debatable; even though the filmmakers... Read More
Tampopo: The world’s first “ramen western” (extra credit)
If you’re interested in watching another creative take on a traditional Western, I cannot recommend the Japanese comedy Tampopo (1985) enough. The film, directed by Juzo Itami, mimics the tradit... Read More
Nope: Filmmaking, Documentation, and Erasure (Viewer)
Nope is a genre-defying movie described by most as a sci-fi thriller/Western. But Jordan Peele, the film’s director, wanted to make the film a “spectacle” about “the great Amer... Read More
Sound as a Storytelling Device in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Searcher)
Youtube channel Sideways makes video essays analyzing the sound and music in popular media, including film and TV. As a musician myself, I was very interested in seeing how music theory plays a huge r... Read MoreEvent Opportunity: Dialogue with the Makers: The Only Doctor
Hi everyone! The School of Medicine is screening The Only Doctor at the Harland Cinema on Sunday, September 24th. The Only Doctor is a documentary, directed by Matthew Hashiguchi, that explores the ru... Read More
A Case Study in Editing: Spatial Discontinuities and Distortions (Reader)
As discussed in our Film Art textbook, editing is an impactful tool that can build upon the overall form of a movie, and editing gives filmmakers a huge number of options when perfecting their project... Read More