Our Iconic Queer Ancestors: Marlon Riggs
Black gay poet Marlon Riggs was a revolutionary artist, scholar, activist, filmmaker, and educator. His bold style, merging documentary with performance, poetry, and experimental techniques, left indelible marks on each […]
Read MoreTrue Love: A Valentine to Rob Reiner
The overarching theme of Rob Reiner’s adventure romance THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) can be summed up in the words of Miracle Max, played by Billy Crystal: “True love is the […]
Read MoreEroticism & Thrills of the 80s & 90s
The intersection of sex and danger was never highlighted as frequently on the big screen as it was in the 80s and 90s. In this class, we’ll use the golden […]
Read MoreOur Iconic Queer Ancestors: Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman: painter, filmmaker, gardener, gay rights/AIDS activist, and Saint — Saint Derek of Dungeness of the Order of Celluloid Knights, as canonized by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Simultaneously […]
Read MoreCrash Course: Post-Apocalyptic Femmes
From METROPOLIS and BARBARELLA to ALIEN and THE FIFTH ELEMENT, heroines are a hallmark of science fiction. Through the ‘90s, a cultural whirlpool of Riot Grrrl, Madonna’s Sex-era feminism, HIV/AIDS, […]
Read MoreThe Coen Brothers: Unconventional Genre Filmmaking
Joel and Ethan Coen are two of America’s most prolific, generation-defining filmmakers. While their films examine love, guilt, and the darker parts of the human psyche, they often do so […]
Read MoreCrash Course | Brotherhood & Bullets: The Films of Johnny To
The Hong Kong film industry launched the careers of many filmmakers who would shape Hollywood blockbuster cinema in the 90s. One of these auteurs stayed true to his roots and […]
Read MoreBeautiful Confusion: Yoyo & All That Jazz
After Federico Fellini won the Palme D’or in 1960 for LA DOLCE VITA, there was only one thing on his mind. What next? It was this confusion and lack of […]
Read MoreThe Politics of Oz
Journey beyond the yellow brick road to explore how different adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Oz have reflected and shaped American political consciousness across generations. This four-week course examines how […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Edward Yang’s Taipei
As one of the main Taiwanese New Wave directors, Edward Yang created indelible films capturing the colorful spirit of Taipei. In this 4 week class, we’ll watch and discuss films […]
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