The Lyrical Language in Musicals
With the 80th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz this year, we are reminded of the incomparable language of musicals. …
Christianese
A script is a very counterfeit way to propose an authentic way of life to someone, especially if your intention …
Rewriting History
History is an important part of shaping culture. It affects attitudes and beliefs whether society thinks it does or not. …
Of Man and Horseman
A horse walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender asks, “Why the long face?” The horse proceeds …
Motivation for Screenwriting
Writing is an integral part of various forms of media, such as books, poems, plays, and more. Today, the most …
The Challenger Disaster: Weight in Recollection
Andrei Tarkovsky, the great Russian filmmaker, says that “the past is more real, or at any rate more stable, more resilient than the …
Mary Poppins: Looking Back At Simpler Times
As Mary Poppins Returns came out in theaters a few months ago, I went in it to remind myself to …
Remembering the Movies
We often associate the word nostalgia with childhood memories because we remember key events such as our first day of …
The Death of FilmStruck: When Film History is Deleted
In late October 2018, WarnerMedia decided to shut down TCM’s FilmStruck, the subscription streaming service, saddening many film lovers around …