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(extra credit) Genre: Rules Meant to be Broken

Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 by Nikki
Genres are known to consist of certain common characteristics. These characteristics can include themes, settings, narrative structures, character types, and visual styles. In the book, Film Art: An I... Read More

(extra credit) Faulty Factuality in Beyoncé: Homecoming

Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 by Nikki
Chapter 10 in the book, Film Art: An Introduction, touches on the notion that factuality in documentaries is often challenged by the subjective choices made by filmmakers, the potential for bias, and ... Read More

(extra credit) Narrative Ambiguity in Do the Right Thing

Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 by Nikki
In the reading, “Do the Right Thing” the main thing that fascinated me was the attention to narrative ambiguity in the film. Do the Right Thing challenges the conventions of classical filmmaking t... Read More

The Punk Singer (2013): Documentary Of The Riot Grrrl Movement, Kathleen Hanna, and Punk Music

Posted on November 21, 2023November 29, 2023 by Anna Zhai
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Personal view of Do the right thing

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Liz Zuo
Before talking about anything, I would like to state that this is just my own opinion as an East Asian student. I don’t speak for any group or anyone else, but only talk about what I took away f... 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

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
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