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To Production Majors, To Artists, To Soldiers of Cinema
by Elizabeth Cho About a week ago I finally got around to watching Harmony Korine’s most recent movie Spring Breakers. I’ve also been getting into the habit of searching for online film discussions on sites like reddit and mubi after watching … Continue reading
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Aron Brown: In Response to “Is This the Way to Remember the Wave??”
What is particularly upsetting about this scenario is the fact that, as the OP recognized, the French New Wave’s intention was to challenge its audience, operate as non-commercially as possible, and always deal with the world with a truckload of … Continue reading
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Ayana Aaron: In Response to The Odyssey of a CAMS Student
I have been a CAMS major for three semesters. In this time I have experienced a phenomenon that I like to call THE QUESTION AND RESPONSE (Katie and Lily touched upon it in their post The Odyssey of a CAMS … Continue reading
Alexandria Lee: Response to Raising Social Consciousness Through Neorealism
Bicycle Thieves vs. The Icicle Thief As mentioned, the era of neorealism rejected the glitz and commercialism of Hollywood and instead, aimed to raise social consciousness among the general public. Bicycle Thieves is perhaps one of the most iconic films of this … Continue reading
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Ama Adi-Dako: In Response To “MANIFESTO: Political Consciousness”
I think you’ve raised some important points here. I also believe that despite the influx of political themed films in these past few years (Captain Phillips, A Long Walk To Freedom, The Butler, etc.), the viewers aren’t being asked to … Continue reading
Tara Gupta in response to Viewing 202 Through a Lens of Gender/Sexuality
I agree with the final statement regarding Contempt that Camille’s death “is not against women per se,” and want to elaborate on what I think it is about. First, we must remember that Camille’s death in Contempt does not stem … Continue reading
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Sarah Bailin: In Response To “A Dialogue Between Two Aspiring Filmmakers”
Your blog brings up some valuable points that I believe have been lacking in our discussions thus far. Why are mainstream films considered inferior? More importantly, why do we as academics feel the need to debate the issue of mainstream … Continue reading
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Tara Gupta in response to ‘The Future of the Post-Colonial’
The way the media portrays people of color can be traced back to John Berger’s Ways of Seeing. In the book, Berger explains how ‘spectator-buyers’ aspire to be the images that they see in the media (Berger talks most … Continue reading
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Vivienne Shaw: In response to Negotiating Hollywood, Narrative Cinema and ‘Art’ Films
I agree with Ama and Ximena’s general thoughts on the differences in perception of mainstream and art cinema. I absolutely do not think that mainstream, commercial films should be deemed inferior to auteur, “art cinema”. Yet the interesting thing is … Continue reading
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Ana Lomtadze: In response to “Is This Really the Way to Remember The Wave?”
Thanks for the wonderful blog-post![1] Indeed, the period of late 1950ies and 60ies – the time of the French and other New Waves – was a unique precedent all over the world, in which cinema occupied a particular space for … Continue reading