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Do The Right Thing (Viewer)

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 by Kwan-Ting Calvin Chen
Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” isn’t just a typical movie; it’s a gripping portrayal of a Brooklyn neighborhood regarding racial tension. To me, the film felt like an e... Read More

Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”: Unveiling the Anatomy of a Murder

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 by Stefanie Silvera
I came across this insightful interview with Spike Lee where he delves into a sequence that hits close to home to him – the tragic killing of Radio Raheem by police officers. Lee transports us t... Read More

(Searcher Extra-Credit) PARIS IS BURNING THE 2 KIDS | WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Posted on November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 by Marian Silvera Hariton
The documentary “Paris is Burning” was released more than three decades ago, but it still manages to captivate audiences with its portrayal of the New York ballroom scene in the late 1980s... Read More

I watched ‘Priscilla’ and hated it.

Posted on November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 by Stefanie Silvera
While on the topic of art film, I wanted to bring attention to the film “Priscilla” (2023) which I watched last week. In my opinion, this film desperately wanted to check some boxes from e... Read More

(Extra Credit) Comedy within “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Posted on November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 by Jordyn Roskind
In Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel, cinematography is utilized in a unique way. Throughout the film, Anderson uses the technique of multiple frames within frames. This technique represents the c... Read More

Why Use Such Long Shots in Gravity? (Searcher) (Extra-Credit)

Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
Gravity is a Film that is based in space, where as a result of mass debris formation the characters are in big trouble. The film starts off with a long opening scene take which is roughly 3.5 minutes ... Read More

Surrealism in All that Heaven Allows. (Searcher) (Extra-Credit)

Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
All that Heaven Allows, directed by Douglas Sirk, is an amazing narrative about a woman who falls in love with a man who is from a different section of society. This movie addresses issues such as age... Read More

The Illustration of Spectacle in Coraline

Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Ajah
For Halloweekend, one night a friend and I binge-watched a series of spooky movies, during our week about spectacle. Thus, this movie marathon left me thinking. In correspondence to the related film, ... Read More

NOPE (searcher) -Extra credit

Posted on November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 by Amy Nunez
Jordan Peel has a history of creating movies that convey deep meanings. This video talks about the deeper meaning of Nope by Jordan Peel. To be more specific, it addresses the exploitation of animals.... Read More

(Reader) Continuity Editing in Black Panther

Posted on November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 by Logan Viera
In Bordwell and Thompson’s Film Art, the discussion of editing in movies falls alongside the broader discussion of spatial continuity, a subsection of a broader style of editing that is concerne... Read More
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