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Themes in Holy Motors

Posted on November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 by Maddy Goldstein
Although Holy Motors was unlike any film I’ve seen before, I did find it intriguing. Mr. Oscar travels from “appointment” to “appointment,” where he carries out a variety of interesting task... Read More

(Viewer) The Audience in Holy Motors

Posted on November 7, 2023November 8, 2023 by Logan Viera
It is no surprise that Leos Carax’s masterpiece in the avant-garde, Holy Motors, is anything but conventional. In the movie, we are taken on a nonsensical day of “Mr. Oscar”, a man w... Read More

Nope: the Death of the Cameraman, the Life of the Spectacle

Posted on November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 by Kayla Lerner
There is a side of modern media, where you can view terribly thrilling videos, like a woman just narrowly missing an attack from a bear while she skis away, or a man falling into a glacier, teetering ... Read More

(Viewer) Paris is Burning’s Juxtaposition

Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by Corey Elenowitz
In the 1980s, living as an LGBTQ person was not easy. At the height of the AIDS crisis, people were turning to the LGBTQ community as scapegoats for the spread of it, with people even calling it “ga... Read More

Nope: Filmmaking, Documentation, and Erasure (Viewer)

Posted on October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by Esther Jung
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

The Uncanny Disturbing Reality of Jordan Peeles’ “Nope”

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by Ajah
In Peele’s film, he conveys a sense of human confusion toward “non-behaving” non-human entities, like the Chimp, Gordy, the alien ship-shaped threat, and even O.J.’s horse, Lucky. ... Read More

‘Nope’: a genre-disrupting masterpiece

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by Stefanie Silvera
In “Nope,” Jordan Peele delivers another film that challenges genre conventions, infusing the horror and sci-fi genres with an intellectual, curious, and playful perspective that feels ess... Read More

(viewer)How PSN Work Together

Posted on October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 by Max Marte
(PSN is plot, story, and narrative) Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane is a film that differentiates the ideas of plot, story, and narrative. The plot is the sequence of events that happen on screen as we s... Read More

The Real Life Xanadu

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Aagam Prakash
Orson Welles’ 1941 film, Citizen Kane, has grown to be a remarkably influential pillar of modern cinema. The contents of the film are generally based on the life of American news tycoon William Rand... Read More

Exploring the Enigmatic Depths of “Citizen Kane” (viewer)

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Marian Silvera Hariton
Hi Class, Are you ready to dive into the fascinating world of “Citizen Kane”! This iconic film has left an enduring mark on the history of cinema, and I’m excited to share my thought... Read More
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