City Lights
CITY LIGHTS (1931, 87 min) was both one of the greatest comedies and silent films ever made– and it was made three years after the silent era had ended. Brilliant […]
Read MoreThe People’s Joker
Just in time for Pride Month, it’s the most revolutionary superhero movie of all time: THE PEOPLE’S JOKER! This unauthorized, DIY, and very trans parody reimagines both the coming-of-age film, […]
Read MoreWhat’s Up, Doc?
WHAT’S UP DOC? (1972, 94 min) follows the chaos of four identical bags getting mixed up in a San Francisco hotel. When chasing after these bags and the contents in […]
Read MoreWhat is Movie? at PSU
You know you like movies—but do you know why you like them? Learn how to articulate and appreciate the finer points of filmmaking in our MMU class “What Is Movie?” […]
Read MoreThe Stepford Wives
A photographer and her husband move to the idyllic town of Stepford, and the vibes are off. Though it’s based on Ira Levin’s 1972 novel of the same name, many […]
Read MoreProzac Nation
“Where do you go when you’ve gone too far?” Elizabeth Wurtzel’s memoir Prozac Nation (1994) changed the way we discussed depression and medication at a time when mental health was […]
Read MoreCrimson Peak
“It’s not a ghost story, it’s a story with a ghost in it.” What do you get when you combine a little bit of REBECCA with some JANE EYRE and […]
Read MoreDance Til’ You’re Dead: House Music Meets Horror in Gaspar Noë’s Climax
Eerie synths, discordant strings… French House music? Film scores play a crucial role in building suspense, heightening emotion, and creating tension in horror. Making high energy dance music and the […]
Read MoreAn Afternoon with Takashi Makino
Movie Madness University is pleased to welcome Takashi Makino, a Tokyo-based experimental filmmaker widely considered to be one of the most influential Japanese moving-image artists of his generation. In […]
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