The Beaches of Agnés
Agnès Varda was one of the most playful and imaginative filmmakers of her time, and THE BEACHES OF AGNÉS (2008, 112 min) film captures her style at its most personal. […]
Read MoreThe Last Temptation of Christ
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (164 min) sparked global controversy when it was released in 1988. Far more than just a controversy, the film is an insightful and informed exploration […]
Read MoreWhat is Costume? @ PSU
Fabulous frocks and thrilling threads – call them what you will, costume is an important part of the visual language of film. In this 2-hour class, we’ll learn a bit […]
Read MorePenda’s Fen
Through a series of dreams and visions, pastor’s son Stephen Franklin (Spencer Banks) comes to realize that the pious formulas he’s been given—about England, Christianity, and his own sexuality—are hiding […]
Read MoreMan With a Movie Camera
Inspired by the Industrial Age and harnessing the potential of movement, MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA (1929, 68 min) is an experimental silent documentary by Dziga Vertov. Coming out of […]
Read MoreLagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Join us as we dive deep into the Oscar-nominated Indian blockbuster LAGAAN: ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA (2001, 233 minutes), a tale of rebellion set within the structure of […]
Read MoreBecoming the Bat: Cinematic Origins and Influences on Batman @ PSU
Bob Kane and Bill Finger built Batman, Gotham City, and its many weird denizens with more than a little dollop of inspiration from the movies on their way to launching […]
Read MoreAimless Bullet
AIMLESS BULLET (1961, 112 min) is the story of a family’s struggle to adapt to life in post-war Korea. The story follows Cheolho, an overworked accountant trying to help his […]
Read MoreAn American in Paris with Film Historian Foster Hirsch
Directed by Vincent Minnelli, its score drawn from the extensive George Gershwin catalog, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951, 115 min) was for its time both thematically and formally provocative. Minnelli’s […]
Read MoreWhat is Sound Design? at Portland State University
Sound in film has a long history of being considered secondary to image, but when we pay attention to how it impacts our experience of movies, we discover how essential […]
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