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I recently completed a dissertation focused on sound in cinema via the films of Fritz Lang. The first chapter is a literature review which attempts to establish a historical and theoretical foundation of the topic, my work on Lang’s cinema then picks up after this. Take a look at my essay thesis below, and, if… Continue reading Broken Silence: The Acoustic Language of Sound in Cinema — A World of Film

I normally don’t place mainstream franchised films on my top 10; there’s something about them typically that feels oddly staged, overworked, and coldly calculated. via Top 10 of 2017: #10 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi — A World of Film

I personally don’t have a huge history of re-watching the films of Wright, but it’s impossible to say his films are never engaging. via Top 10 of 2017: #9 – Baby Driver — A World of Film

Good Time is a dark, grimy, and aggressive film filled with horrible people out for one thing and one thing only … themselves. The film has little heart, zero hope, and next to no sense of consequence or redemption for anyone. Yet, I have to say that I was fascinated at every minute of its… Continue reading Top 10 of 2017: #8 – Good Time — A World of Film

The Shape of Water is a film I’ve struggled with a little since first viewing. I normally judge a film by how much it made me smile, not necessarily through finding it funny, but through how much the art reminded me of why I watch films, why I love cinema. During The Shape of Water, […]… Continue reading Top 10 of 2017: #7 – The Shape of Water — A World of Film

“However, above all, it’s a film about relationships with family members, friends, and loved ones, their power to provide warmth and comfort, but also their ability to be absolutely infuriating” via Top 10 of 2017: #6 – Lady Bird — A World of Film

I often question why I vastly enjoy or keep returning to certain works of art. Why are the paintings of Edward Hopper so appealing to my visual and emotional sensibilities? Why do I love the music of The Beach Boys so much so that I often spend entire weeks on end listening to nothing but […]… Continue reading The Polite Rebels… Daisies (1966) — A World of Film

An analysis of Charlie Chaplin’s beautiful first feature film, The Kid (1921). Narrated and written by Darrell Tuffs. via Video – Chaplin’s Silent Films – Part 1: The Kid (1921) — A World of Film

Lady Antebellum is now Lady A. The popular country trio announced Thursday morning that it is dropping “Antebellum” – a word widely understood to refer to the period before the Civil War – from its name and will officially adopt “the nickname our fans gave us almost from the start.” “When we set out together… via… Continue reading Country trio Lady Antebellum changes its name: ‘We are regretful and embarrassed’ — Daily Republic