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Role of Ideological Films Today

Posted on November 20, 2024 by William Shaulis
Something that stuck out to me about Do the Right Thing, was its connection and distortion of real life events. Based on the Howard Beach incident, Spike Lee’s film follows a community’s t... 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

The Current Implications of “Do The Right Thing” by Spike Lee

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by Dila Batum
Article: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-enduring-urgency-of-spike-lees-do-the-right-thing-at-thirty This New Yorker article focuses on the cultural and social significance of Spik... Read More

Anatomy of a Scene – Do the Right Thing (Searcher)

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by Joe Chong
Anatomy of a scene is a column created by the New York Times where directors voice over/discuss a scene of theirs breaking it down piece by piece. This is especially interesting here because Spike Lee... Read More

Leo Carax explains nothing: the significance of being confused in Holy Motors

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by Anna Howard
Q&A: Leos Carax Explains ‘Holy Motors’ and Why He Wants to Make a Superhero Movie After watching Holy Motors I like many others have an abundance of questions. What did I just watch? What does... Read More

The Experimental Experience For Those On Screen

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Hannah Baskin
My initial reaction to Holy Motors (Carax 2012) was that the film created an uncomfortable and unnerving experience for its audience. My secondary thought was about Carax’s creative process, as I wo... Read More

Exploring Holy Motors: A Uniquely Confusing Take on Identity and Cinema

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Lester Martin
Holy Motors, directed by Leos Carax, is a movie that challenges viewers with its unusual storytelling. In the film, we follow Monsieur Oscar as he moves through different sorts of “appointmentsâ... Read More

How Holy Motors Reflects Carax’s View on Living in the Internet Era

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by Zachary Shao
Article: https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/qa-leos-carax-explains-holy-motors-and-why-he-wants-to-make-a-superhero-movie-44180/ From my interpretation of Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012), the p... Read More

Opposition to Reality of the Holy Motors

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by Leo Chen
The YouTube video is about Leos Carax introducing and partially “explaining” his film Holy Motors after it has just come out in 2012. While the meaning and the whole film is still very con... Read More

The Tragic Future of the “Paris is Burning” Subjects: How AIDs and Violence Cut Their Lives Short

Posted on November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 by Ben Salit
While watching Jennie Livingston’s Paris is Burning, my favorite moments were the interview segments with the main subjects. These powerful scenes allowed us to connect with these drag queens ou... Read More
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