“Do pretty pictures plus symbols equal art?” — Pauline Kael on the film Blow-Up Alejandro Jodorowsky is a man who deals in symbols, which is almost a silly thing to say considering that almost all artists are in some way working with linguistic, physical, or aural means to convey a larger point. Jodorowsky however is… Read more »
Guest post by Malique Boothe. Kappa Alpha Psi originated at Indiana University in the year 1911, from the strength of 10 illustrious men. One hundred and six years later the Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated continues to be actively engaged in the community; uplifting students and people around them. The historically African-American organization… Read more »
Guest post by Shannon Gayk. October 31st will mark the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of the ninety-five theses on the door at Wittenberg, an act of dissent and a prod to debate that is often taken as inaugurating the Protestant Reformation. This fall’s film series Heretics, Revolutionaries, and Reformers commemorates that event by… Read more »
Capturing a city as it is is a priceless tool as a filmmaker. Cities have as much personality as any character in a film and if used right can become the whole focal point of the film. The “as it is” part is what some filmmakers don’t get quite right. It easy to romanticize a… Read more »
I think sometimes we take our master filmmakers for granted. I think it comes from our somewhat misconstrued idea that with old age comes a deterioration of an artist work, even though even in the past few years we’ve seen elder stateswomen and men such as Martin Scorsese, Agnes Varda, Claire Denis and Steven Spielberg… Read more »
I can’t remember exactly when or where I first saw Monsieur Lazhar, but I know it couldn’t have been long after it was released. What I do remember, and quite vividly, is how moved I was by it. I can remember the complexity of feelings I felt for its characters: the sadness, the joy, the… Read more »