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Anora 2024
A modern Cinderella story follows the stripper, Anora (Mikey Madison), who gets involved with the Russian playboy Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn) in a passionate and transactional relationship that leads to a marriage. The second half of the film operates as a frenetic, with waves of passion as Anora and Armenian caretakers look for Ivan. The relationship at the end is of one of the muscles (Yura Borisov) that shows the humanity within the chaos. There are a lot of sexual moments…
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Following 1998
During this screening, I watched the commentary by Christopher Nolan. This was recorded early in his career, so there is still a naïveté present in the analysis of his process of writing, direction, funding, and producing this black and white low budget noir. The style comes from the lack of resources, which gives the non-linear narrative a gritty tone. The commentary features wonderful insights for independent filmmaking. I highly recommend it for any film student!
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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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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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