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More thoughts about “Do the Right Thing”

Posted on December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 by Avery McAdams
It being the last couple classes of this semester I was thinking about some of my favorite films we have watched. Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee had to be one of my personal favorites. I felt there w... Read More

Most devastating movie of our time? -We Live In Time

Posted on December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 by Avery McAdams
I recently went to the theaters and watched the so called “romantic comedy” We Live In Time. I had heard many reviews that gravitated me towards this movie, the most common being that it w... Read More

The Media- How It Can Negatively Effect Celebrities

Posted on December 7, 2024December 7, 2024 by Avery McAdams
This being an assignment where we can pick whatever we want to talk about I was excited to go a little bit random. I have been seeing a lot of videos whether it be on Tiktok, Youtube, Instagram reels,... Read More

Costuming in the film Jojo Rabbit- Avery McAdams

Posted on December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 by Avery McAdams
One of the most interesting films that i’ve ever watched is Jojo Rabbit. This film follows a young boy being raised during World War Two being heavily indoctrinated with Nazi beliefs. He meets a... Read More

What Mookie right, wrong, or neither? Looking at opposing views

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Avery McAdams
What does it mean to “do the right thing?” Being “right” can have a different meaning person to person. While watching the film Do the Tight Thing by Spike Lee so many differen... Read More

Different Forms, What Is Fiction?, and Questions From This Weeks Reading- Documentaries

Posted on November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 by Avery McAdams
The first thing in this chapter that caught my eye were the two different types of forms that can be found in documentaries- Categorical form and Rhetorical form. Categorical form- A fundamental techn... Read More

Effects of marginalization in the film NOPE- Avery McAdams

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Avery McAdams
Something that immediately grasped my attention when looking for themes in the film NOPE was the theme of marginalization. The film opened pretty early on with a setting of OJ and his sister Emerald H... Read More

Animal exploitation in the film NOPE- Avery McAdams

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Avery McAdams
While watching Jordan Peeles hit film NOPE I was intrigued from the start. It seemed that there were so many underlying meanings that had yet to be unveiled and I was on the edge of my seat waiting to... Read More

Singin’ in the Rain- More on Debbie Reynolds

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 by Avery McAdams
While watching the hit movie Singin’ in the Rain, I was so impressed with the character of Kathy Selden. Being her age, as she was only 18 when she acted in this film, I think its so interesting... Read More

Gibson + Recoder Public Artist Talk- Avery McAdams

Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 by Avery McAdams
Over the weekend I decided to attend the Gibson + Recoder Artist Talk to learn more about media such as art installations and camera obscuras. This was taught by internationally celebrated artists San... Read More
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