Perspectives from a Professor
The 48 Hour Film Project is Back! On June 21, 2019, 34 teams drew genre assignments then had 48 hours to write, shoot, and edit short films to compete for awards from the local 48 Hour Film Project. The competition began on the Summer Solstice, but more daylight doesn’t translate into more time when the …
Summer Used to Mean Reruns But now, with so many viewing options available on a variety of platforms, networks are looking for creative ways to compete for eyeballs, and fresh offerings have become a key part of the strategy. CBS All Access’s first original streaming series The Good Fight is a spin-off from (and sequel …
Yesterday I saw Yesterday. It is perfectly charming and avoids a lot of pitfalls that stories based on metaphysical “magic” usually fall into, narrative traps that distance me from the narrative. The actors are engaging, the filmmaking accomplished, and the message inspires and rings true in a way our fame- and privilege-obsessed culture needs to …
I came to Deadwood late but since discovering the depth and unexpected beauty of the series have done my best to make up for lost time.
One of the joys of binge watching is sharing the experience — either in the same space or through conversation during and after. I watched the first half of the Netflix series Dead to Me with someone, then we compared notes a few days later after completing the episodes separately. Our shared verdict? The series …