I might be the only person I know who can’t really feel immersed in TV shows. I often feel the corporate release schedule and network expectations result in a watered-down and exaggerated story....Read More
Earlier this semester, I watched The Shawshank Redemption after noticing it was the highest rated film on IMDB. The movie, almost three hours long, at first felt like a typical “prison escape” sto...Read More
The most interesting thing I took from the reading was the conventions and rules that are placed into genres. When you think of genres you think of very general and flexible categories for films and o...Read More
Throughout the duration of Citizen Kane, I found myself to be detached from the film; I was not entirely sure as to what the purpose of it was. Considered as one of the most influential films of all t...Read More
Link to Article: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/96-all-that-heaven-allows-an-articulate-screen This article provides the context and tense circumstances surrounding the film’s creation....Read More
In portrait of a lady on fire many different themes were explored including themes like womanhood, the female gaze and female solidarity. Céline Sciamma being a woman herself perfectly covered the fe...Read More
When Marianne is teaching her painting class at the start of the film, I realized that Portrait of a Lady on Fire was a story, similar to the Grand Budapest Hotel, told by memory. We are seeing Hélo...Read More
Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a masterclass on how to film a queer romance movie. I’ve seen many other great films like it, but none with the same attention to detail and commitment to its heartbrea...Read More
In film you can name just about a million different ways color can be utilized. Some films use it to distinguish characters, some films use it to distinguish setting, some films use it to engage the v...Read More
Mise-en-scene deals with the elements that are displayed on screen. Background, props, acting, staging, and lighting all play a vital role in providing the viewer context for what is currently happeni...Read More