Monthly Archives: February 2015

Last nights Oscar ceremony went just about how I expected. There were surprise winners and surprise losers, but overall everyone that walked away with a trophy certainly deserved it. Nonetheless some of last nights surprises certainly require some discussion. One … Continue reading →

If one were to interview recent victims of car accidents, he or she would most likely hear accounts of the event “moving in slow motion.” While we realistically know that the human eye is incapable of seeing time slower than … Continue reading →

I recently watched The Grand Budapest Hotel in the spirit of the approaching Academy Awards. As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, I love to pay attention to the artistic choices in the frames, sets, lighting, and costumes made in … Continue reading →

Going into the Oscars, I had very little knowledge as to who the favorites in the “less popular” categories such as “Makeup and Hairstyle.”  I also had very little knowledge on the movies that were nominated for these types of … Continue reading →

In the 1930s when scandals were rampant among Hollywood stars, in order to preserve the image of the industry a code was established limiting the free speech of films. The production code dictated what was acceptable to portray in films … Continue reading →

Last week, the German department hosted a talk entitled “Laughing Matters: Anti-Semitism and Film Comedy in Nazi Germany.” I attended the presentation given by Dr. Valerie Weinstein (from the University of Cincinnati), and it was really interesting and enlightening. I … Continue reading →

YouTube is now targeting a younger demographic…preschoolers. YouTube is releasing an app specifically for children, ‘YouTube Kids,’ which will feature original episodes of popular television shows for adolescents. This app is the first in a collection of kid-friendly versions of … Continue reading →