This film represents the 1980s so well in terms of computer technology, the Cold War tensions, and the seemingly endless amount of money available to the youth. The tension is very high with the moving close-ups throughout the action and montage editing coupled with strobing lights (of various colors) to keep the momentum of the narrative high. The demonstration of computer hacking and the graphics presented on the screen bring this film into a semi-post cinematic scheme where the audience…
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Bringing Up Baby 1938
A screwball comedy that unleashes the animal instincts of Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant to absurd and anarchist levels. The speed and pseudo-harmony that they banter throughout create music from their performances, thus supplementing the lack of a formal musical soundtrack. Always a fun and escapist film about two infantile adults coming to love the antics and freedom with each other, which blossoms into love.
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Taxi Driver 1976
During this screening, I was trying to look at the surrounding spaces and people that occupy the world of Travis (Robert De Niro). I wanted to see how they behaved and reacted in the spaces where Travis would become isolated and lonely in his little bubble of the taxi. There are many moments where he manipulates those around him to believe that he is going to save them, but in a subtle way that does not feel threatening, yet it is an uneasy feeling—this film ages like fine wine, and it gets better with each screening.
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Wicked 2024
I apologize for all of the skepticism that I spread for this film. Wicked: Part I gave me everything that I ever dreamed of and wanted in a film adaptation of the Broadway show (since I was convinced that I would be the one to direct the film), plus way more than I could imagine. This was Cinema.
The most cinematic quality of the film that choked me up every time was the tears that glistened down the characters' faces;…
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