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(Searcher) My Top 3 Jack Black Movies

Posted on December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 by Liam McConnell
I recently saw this clip of an interviewer asking Jack Black what his favorite Christmas movie is, and he gave the very accurate answer of “Elf”. When asked why he didn’t pick his own Christmas ... Read More

(Searcher) Growing Popularity in Making Film Prequels – Hunger Games, Cruella, Fantastic Beasts

Posted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 by Skye Li
Over the Thanksgiving break, I watched “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” the prequel to the gripping Hunger Games trilogy, set in a dystopian world where children are coerced into batt... Read More

The “Naatu Naatu” Dance Sequence (Searcher)

Posted on November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 by Kevin Juzeniw
RRR (Rajamouli, 2022) is an extremely engaging film due to its non-stop action and striking visual effects, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats throughout the entire cinematic experience. ... Read More

The 2023 Box Office Dominance and the Dilemma of Familiarity (Searcher)

Posted on November 30, 2023December 9, 2023 by Leonard
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2023/ In the landscape of the 2023 Box Office, a prevalent trend emerges—live-actionadaptations, sequels, and narratives rooted in real events dominate the silver ... Read More

Sammy Lichtenstein final Searcher post

Posted on November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 by Sammy Lichtenstein
Recently, I watched the show season 2 of The Bear(2022) by Christopher Storer on Hulu. This show depicts a world-renowned chef who goes back to his dead brother’s restaurant in order to run it a... Read More

How ‘Naatu Naatu’ from RRR Defied the Odds and Took Home an Academy Award

Posted on November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 by Dylan McDonald
In this sequence, Bheem (Jr. NTR) and Ram (Ram Charam) take on a British Bully (Eduard Buhac), a percieved member of British high society who wants to eject them from his decadent lawn party (with the... Read More

The Process of CGI in RRR (Searcher)

Posted on November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by Corey Elenowitz
Something that was brought to my attention throughout the film was the consistent use of CGI. Although the animals in this film looked very realistic, their actions and mannerisms as well as appearanc... Read More

The similarities between RRR and Chinese War Dramas

Posted on November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by David Qiu
After watching RRR, I immediately made several connections between the action packed film and the many war dramas made in china. First of all, it is quite clear that RRR and war dramas in China both s... Read More

Iconography in RRR

Posted on November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by Asa Thomson
These are images from RRR and I was curious about getting some context to these Indian tribal iconographies. After doing a bit of research I found that these were similar to Gond painting, the tribal ... Read More

(Searcher) Bollywood and Tollywood

Posted on November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by Zixing Wang
Made on a budget of 69 million dollars, RRR is one of the most expensive Indian movies to date. Considering the substantial budget and the influence that RRR has had globally, my initial assumption wa... Read More
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