By Sophie Lasken The democratizing power of the internet and new media has been the subject of both praise and debate in the past decade. We hear stories of overnight…
By Daniel Pasenelli In one episode of comedian Louis C.K.’s FX series Louie, he is filming a sitcom called “Oh, Louie” in front of a studio audience, an obvious nod…
By Rich Mazahreh These last few months have taught me that only three things are inevitable: death, taxes, and that Ben Affleck’s Argo will win the Oscar for best picture.…
By Elizabeth LeJeune Midterm season at UC Santa Cruz is in full swing, and the only thing that can cure my stress is Xanax a good laugh. Good thing Community is…
The following passages are excerpted from students’ responses to Susan Sontag’s controversial essay “The Decay of Cinema,” New York Times, February 25,1996. Students chose a range of other essays by…
By Lindsay Wachs In a world where Kim Kardasian has 12 million followers on Twitter and a video of a sneezing baby panda has 129 million views, the popularity of…
by: Caitlyn Durkin Ever since I read it a year ago, I haven’t been able to forget the message in a film theory article voicing the idea that women in…
by: Theo Rasmussen Extended viewing of series or films is something relatively new to society. With today’s unparalleled ability to access digital media, many are subjecting themselves to watching upwards of six…
by: Jared Berkowitz Melodrama has been the driving force behind narrative within film since film’s earliest days. A shift took root as film began to depict realities such as war…
by: Theo Rasmussen Censorship in cinema is holding the medium back. In an examination of Hollywood, one will realize that the majority of films debuting on the big screen adhere…