Actor Profile: Robert Downey Jr.
Written by: Jenna Moloney With “Avengers: Infinity War,” directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, currently taking the world of cinema… read more
Film of the Week: The Gold Rush
Charlie Chaplin’s comedic masterwork—which charts a prospector’s search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (with… read more
Film Spotlight: The Surreality of Reality
Written by: Marina Sweeney Though on the surface surrealist art is based in unreality, surrealism ultimately provides insight into reality… read more
Attention Grabbers in “Dead Poets Society” (1989): Peter Weir
Written by: John Heffernan I have heard a lot about Dead Poets Society but never got around to actually watching… read more
Film of the Week: Tootsie
In Tootsie, Michael Dorsey lands the role of a lifetime—as did the actor playing him, Dustin Hoffman. This multilayered comedy from Sydney… read more
Film Review Friday: The Namesake
Written By: John Heffernan In the film The Namesake, by Mira Nair which was adapted from the novel by Jhumpa… read more
Film Spotlight: Immigration in Film and Literature
Written by: John Heffernan Watching movies in the academic context is an amazingly different way of looking at something that… read more
Sound and Classical Cutting in “The Piano” (1993): Campion
Written by: Jenna Moloney This analysis is based on a scene from the Australian film “The Piano,” written and directed… read more
Actor Profile: Chadwick Boseman
Written by: John Heffernan This week we are looking in to the relatively new name that has been going around… read more
Film of the Week: Misery
Adapted from a Stephen King novel, Rob Reiner’s Misery cast James Caan as a writer at a career crossroads. The… read more