A Look Inside the Films of Quentin Tarantino Today we celebrate one of the best directors of the 21st Century, Quentin Tarantino. While he isn’t one of my favorite directors, Tarantino clearly has some auteur director influences but he is also heavily influenced by exploitation cinema such as Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese, John Woo,Continue reading “Director Analysis: Quentin Tarantino”
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The Controversial A-Word in Film
JONAH: You know what I think you should do? Take care of it.JAY: Tell me you don’t want him to get an “A word.”JONAH: Yes, I do, and I won’t say it for little Baby Ears over there, but it rhymes with shmish-mortion.” I’m just saying — hold on Jay, cover your ears– you should get an “shmish-morshmion”Continue reading “The Controversial A-Word in Film”
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
My next film on the topic of ‘abortion in films’ is Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) which discusses the controversial issue of abortion in Communist Romania during the last years of the Ceausescu regime. The film follows two college students, Gabita (Laura Vasiliu) and Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) on Gabita’s searchContinue reading “4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days”
The American Suburban Lifestyle
A Look Inside: Revolutionary Road This month with it being Women’s History Month I decided to focus a couple of blog posts on a subject rarely addressed in films that focuses on the female character. To start we will look at Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road (2008) which covers a wide variety of issues from conformingContinue reading “The American Suburban Lifestyle”
The Complexity of Human Memory
A Look Inside: The Sinner – Season 1 I continually find myself analyzing TV series or films that focus on the aspects of memory and how humans interact or handle their own memories. I guess you can say I am genuinely interested in the topics of cognitive and neuro science at least how they playContinue reading “The Complexity of Human Memory”
The Undoing of Love & Marriage
A Look Inside: Blue Valentine Some might say that this week’s blog post might be a little unusual since today is Valentine’s Day but it is important to note that Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance, 2010) speaks volumes to the reality of love. While there is tragedy, heartbreak and pain it is a film that showcasesContinue reading “The Undoing of Love & Marriage”
A 5 to 7 Kind of Love
A Look Inside: 5 to 7 WARNING: Contains Spoilers! Some may say that an affair conducted between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. may suggest trappings of a clichéd rom-com, but 5 to 7 (2014) is much more unconventional than that. The film 5 to 7 was written and directed by Victor Levin (mostly known forContinue reading “A 5 to 7 Kind of Love”
Top 10 Film Couples
14 Days of Love Series As we start February, the month of love, I wanted to showcase my top 10 favorite film couples to kick-start my 14 days of Love Stories (hosted on Instagram). So, have you ever been sitting on the couch, soaking in a new (or old) movie and next thing you knowContinue reading “Top 10 Film Couples”
Beneath the Surface
A Look Inside: A Teacher (FX on Hulu Series) WARNING: Contains Spoilers! A 17-year-old high school student who is looking to up his SAT scores to get into the University of Texas runs into his new English teacher at a local diner and she offers to tutor him. Their after-school sessions soon turn intimate butContinue reading “Beneath the Surface”
Director Analysis: Federico Fellini
A Look Inside the Films of Federico Fellini During the late 1940s and the 1950s in Italy, it was all about Neorealism, which was a style of filmmaking Italian directors developed after World War II. Italian Neorealism was based on the issues Italians faced after the war and was known for the use of nonprofessionalContinue reading “Director Analysis: Federico Fellini”
The Fade Out: A Movie Blog 